Motor variability - An important issue in occupational life

Work

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 2527-2534

  Srinivasan, Divya ^a   Mathiassen, Svend Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

exposure variability; kinematics; motor variability; occupational health; performance; Work related musculo skeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HUMAN; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; WORKPLACE;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; EFFICIENCY; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTURE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84859880535     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0493-2527     Document Type: Conference Paper

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