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Evaluation of a fitness intervention for new firefighters: injury reduction and economic benefits

BACKGROUND: Firefighting is a hazardous profession and firefighters suffer workplace injury at a higher rate than most US workers. Decreased physical fitness is associated with injury in firefighters. A physical fitness intervention was implemented among Tucson Fire Department recruit firefighters w...

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Autores principales: Griffin, Stephanie C, Regan, Tracy L, Harber, Philip, Lutz, Eric A, Hu, Chengcheng, Peate, Wayne F, Burgess, Jefferey L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4893120/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26559144
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041785