Work-Related Fatigue: Relationship Between Perceived and Performance Fatigability in Career Firefighters.
Firefighter work-related fatigue can be measured by objective physical performance or subjective perceptions of fatigue; however, the two fatigue constructs are not related. Excess adiposity is common among career firefighters and negatively impacts performance fatigability. Objective: The purpose o...
| Published in: | Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine Vol. 67; no. 2; pp. 110 - 115 |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Feb2025
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