Validity of the Acti4 software using ActiGraph GT3X+accelerometer for recording of arm and upper body inclination in simulated work tasks

Ergonomics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 247-253

  Korshøj, Mette ^a   Skotte, Jørgen H ^a   Christiansen, Caroline S ^a   Mortensen, Pelle ^a   Kristiansen, Jesper ^a   Hanisch, Christiana ^b   Ingebrigtsen, Jørgen ^c   Holtermann, Andreas ^a  

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

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Germany)

^c NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

accelerometry; Actilife; body posture; musculoskeletal disorders; physical work exposures

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR;

ACCELEROMETRY; ACTILIFE; BODY POSTURES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PHYSICAL WORK;

ACCELEROMETERS;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; ARM; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRUNK; VALIDATION STUDY; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTURE; SOFTWARE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TORSO; UPPER EXTREMITY; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895919508     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2013.869358     Document Type: Article

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