Musculoskeletal stress marker (MSM) differences in the modern American upper limb and pectoral girdle in relation to activity level and body mass index (BMI)

Forensic Science International

Volumn 210, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 237-242

  Godde, K ^a,b   Taylor, Rebecca Wilson ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c South College School of Pharmacy   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Entheses; Musculoskeletal markers; Obesity; Sit to stand transition; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL STRESS; OBESITY; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SITTING; STANDING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79959537086     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.03.014     Document Type: Article

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