Method for quantitatively assessing physical risk factors during variable noncyclic work
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Method for quantitatively assessing physical risk factors during variable noncyclic work.
OBJECTIVES Assessing exposure to physical risk factors during variable noncyclic work can be problematic. The purpose of this study was to modify an existing data reduction method for directly quantifying physical exposures during variable noncyclic work. METHODS Myoelectric activity of the finger flexors of two groups of workers, heavy equipment operators (N=25) and mechanics (N=25), was sam...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0355-3140,1795-990X
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.742