Is Borg's perceived exertion scale a useful indicator of muscular and cardiovascular load in blue-collar workers with lifting tasks? A cross-sectional workplace study

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 425-434

  Jakobsen, Markus Due ^a,b   Sundstrup, Emil ^a,b   Persson, Roger ^c   Andersen, Christoffer H ^a   Andersen, Lars L ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Borg; EMG; Heart rate; Pain; Self report

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LIFTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84895903165     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-013-2782-9     Document Type: Article

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