Anthropometric data for describing the kinematics of the human hand

Ergonomics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 261-273

  Buchholz, Bryan ^a   Armstrong, Thomas J ^b   Goldstein, Steven A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Hand; Kinematics

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS--JOINTS; BIOMECHANICS--MATHEMATICAL MODELS; KINEMATICS;

EXTERNAL HAND MEASUREMENTS; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN HAND POSTURE; JOINT CENTER LOCATION;

BIOMECHANICS;

AGED; ANATOMY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CINERADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; JOINTS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; REFERENCE VALUES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0026832973     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139208967812     Document Type: Article

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