Functional, postural and perceived balance for predicting the work ability of firefighters

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 482-490

  Punakallio, Anne ^a   Lusa, Sirpa ^a   Luukkonen, Ritva ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Balance testing; Dynamic balance; Postural control; Prevention; Work ability assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FIRE FIGHTER; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; FINLAND; FIRES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESCUE WORK; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 8844229568     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-004-0536-z     Document Type: Article

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