| Document ID (ISN) | 24392 |
| CIS number |
76-280 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal |
| Year |
1975 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Saha P.N. |
| Title |
Aerobic capacity of dock workers in Bombay. |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 1975, Vol.36, No.4, p.311-317. Illus. 25 ref. |
| Abstract |
Investigations with a bicycle ergometer to assess the aerobic capacity (maximum oxygen uptake capacity) of 61 dock workers employed in lifting and carrying 100-kg grain bags in the Bombay docks are described. A mean value of 2,572 ± 54ml/min was found, a high value compared with results of studies of other occupations, and indicating better physical fitness than that of other Indian workers. The relationship with age and body weight is examined. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
dock work; work capacity; heavy work |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
India; manual lifting; load carriage; assessment of physical capacity; age-linked differences; comparative study; ergometric tests |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Water transportation
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