Test-retest reliability of purdue pegboard performance in thermoneutral and cold ambient conditions

Ergonomics

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1081-1087

  Muller, Matthew D ^a,b   Ryan, Edward J ^a   Kim, Chul Ho ^a   Muller, Sarah M ^c   Glickman, Ellen L ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fingers; Motor skill; Reproducibility of results; Skin temperature; Task performance

Indexed keywords

FINGERS; MOTOR SKILL; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION;

RELIABILITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD; FINGER; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

COLD TEMPERATURE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862908155     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2011.620178     Document Type: Article

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