Factors that might give rise to musculoskeletal disorders when mothers lift children in the home

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 81-90

  Vincent, Renee ^a   Hocking, Clare ^b  

^a TOTAL   (France)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Lifting; Mothers; Observation; Quantitative descriptive design; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOW BACK PAIN; MOTHER; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; MOTHERS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84878809615     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.1530     Document Type: Article

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