Association between trunk flexion and physical activity in Patient Care Unit workers

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1188-1191

  Arias, Oscar E ^a   Umukoro, Peter E ^a   Stofell, Sonja ^a   Dennerlein, Jack T ^a   Sorensen, Glorian ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY LEVELS; BOSTON ,MASSACHUSETTS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIRECT MEASURES; HEALTH BENEFITS; HIGH EXPOSURES; LIGHT ACTIVITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE UNITS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS; PHYSICAL LOADS; PILOT STUDIES; SAMPLE SIZES; TRUNK FLEXION; TRUNK POSTURES; WORK SHIFTS; WORK TIME;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; PHYSICAL THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY COMPUTING;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 84873430127     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/1071181312561258     Document Type: Conference Paper

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