Skeletal muscle fitness and physiology as determinants of firefighter performance and safety: a narrative review.
Firefighters routinely perform tasks that are reliant on their muscular fitness, which includes muscular strength, power and endurance. Separately, firefighters can present with unique skeletal muscle physiology characteristics due to the strenuous nature of this occupation. This review aims to summ...
| Publicado en: | Ergonomics Vol. 67; no. 12; pp. 1782 - 1793 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2024
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