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| Catherine M TraskSummaryAffiliation: University of British Columbia Country: Canada Publications
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Measuring low back injury risk factors in challenging work environments: an evaluation of cost and feasibilityCatherine Trask
School of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4
Am J Ind Med 50:687-96. 2007..Measuring low back injury risk factors in field research presents challenges not encountered in laboratory environments...
How long is long enough? Evaluating sampling durations for low back EMG assessmentCatherine M Trask
University of British Columbia, School of Environmental Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada
J Occup Environ Hyg 5:664-70. 2008..Depending on the purpose of measurement and the detail required, 4 hr or even 2 hr appears to be long enough to reasonably estimate full-shift exposure...
Optimising sampling strategies: components of low-back EMG variability in five heavy industriesCatherine M Trask
School of Environmental Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occup Environ Med 67:853-60. 2010..Direct/ measurement of work activities is costly, so researchers need to distribute resources efficiently to elucidate the relationships between exposures and back injury...
Measuring posture for epidemiology: comparing inclinometry, observations and self-reportsKay Teschke
School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Ergonomics 52:1067-78. 2009..A combination of inclinometry and observations would be an ideal option to provide both depth and breadth of data on postures and other physical exposures for epidemiological research...
