Evaluation of the relationship between occupational-specific task performance and measures of physical fitness, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health in firefighters

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Jaron Ras
Elpidoforos S. Soteriades
Denise L. Smith
Andre P. Kengne
Lloyd Leach
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[1] University of the Western Cape,Department of Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences
[2] Open University of Cyprus,Healthcare Management Program, School of Economics and Management
[3] Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology (EOME), Department of Environmental Health
[4] Skidmore College,Health and Human Physiological Sciences
[5] Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit,undefined
[6] South African Medical Research Council,undefined
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BMC Public Health | / 24卷
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Firefighting; Task performance; Physical fitness; Obesity; Hypertension; Cardiorespiratory fitness; Strength; Endurance; Injury; Discomfort;
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