Study of the physical condition of middle-aged office and field workers aged 50 and older

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1575-1577

  Yoo, Chan Uk ^a   Park, Soo Hee ^b   Yang, Dong Joo ^c   Park, Yun Hee ^d   Kim, Deok Ju ^e   Yang, Yeong Ae ^f  

^a Hanlyo University   (South Korea)

^b Honam University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Safety Culture Civil Solidarity   (South Korea)

^d Howon University   (South Korea)

^e Sorabol College   (South Korea)

^f Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Elderly workers; Job category; Physical condition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908239791     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.26.1575     Document Type: Article

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