Effects of Combining Occupationally Relevant Physical and Cognitive Tasks. A Systematic Review.
Objectives Physical and cognitive tasks occur together in many occupations. Previous reviews of combined tasks have mainly focused on their effects in a sports context. This review investigated to which extent combinations (concurrent or alternating) of occupationally relevant physical and cognitive...
| Publicado en: | Annals of Work Exposures & Health Vol. 67; no. 3; pp. 303 - 320 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Apr2023
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