Effects of age and its interaction with task parameters on lifting biomechanics

Ergonomics

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 653-668

  Song, Jiahong ^a   Qu, Xingda ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

age; destination height; lifting biomechanics; load magnitude; low back pain

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ERGONOMICS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

AGE; DESTINATION HEIGHT; LIFTING BIOMECHANICS; LOAD MAGNITUDE; LOW BACK PAIN;

BIOPHYSICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINTS; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTURE; TORSO; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINTS; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; TORSO; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901340090     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2014.897376     Document Type: Article

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