Effect of work station design on sitting posture in young children

Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1995, Pages 1932-1940

  Marschall, M ^a   Harrington, A C ^a   Steele, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Electromyography (EMG); Ergonomic work station; Sitting posture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; SITTING; SPINE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THIGH; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TRUNK; VIDEORECORDING;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029154582     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139508925241     Document Type: Article

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