A study on work ability index and physical work capacity on the base of fax equation VO2 max in male nursing hospital staff in isfahan, iran

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 776-782

  Habibi, Ehsanollah ^a   Dehghan, Habibollah ^a   Zeinodini, Mohhamad ^a   Yousefi, Hosseinali ^a   Hasanzadeh, Akbar ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fax equation; Hospital nurses; Physical work capacity; Work ability index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FAX EQUATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE NURSE; MARRIAGE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NURSING STAFF; OPERATING ROOM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; REGISTERED NURSE; RELIABILITY; SURGICAL WARD; WORK ABILITY INDEX; WORK CAPACITY; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 84871635679     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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