Validity of the Baltimore therapeutic equipment work simulator in the measurement of lifting endurance in healthy men.

Objective. To examine the criterion validity of the Baltimore Therapeutic Equipment (BTE) work simulator by comparing endurance time, oxygen uptake (VO2), and heart rate measured during real and simulated lifting tasks and to derive a regression equation for predicting actual lifting endurance from...

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Published in:American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 184 - 191
Main Authors: Ting W, Wessel J, Brintnell S, Maikala R, Bhambhani Y
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: American Occupational Therapy Association Mar/Apr2001
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