Theoretical and empirical efficiency of sampling strategies for estimating upper arm elevation

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 436-449

  Liv, Per ^a,b   Mathiassen, Svend Erik ^a   Svendsen, Susanne Wulff ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

arm elevation; exposure assessment; precision; sample allocation; sampling strategy; statistical efficiency

Indexed keywords

ARM ELEVATION; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; PRECISION; SAMPLE ALLOCATION; SAMPLING STRATEGY; STATISTICAL EFFICIENCY;

AUTOCORRELATION; DATA STRUCTURES; EFFICIENCY; ESTIMATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; RATING; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

SAMPLING;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 79955039916     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meq095     Document Type: Article

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