Footedness and mounting—short review and two case studies

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 294-304

  Väyrynen, Seppo ^a   Nevala Puranen, Nina ^b   Kirvesoja, Heli ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c Finnish Lab of Appl Ergonomics SEL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Access system; Accident; Aging; Agriculture; Ergonomics; Footedness; Handedness; Laterality; Mounting; Stairs

Indexed keywords

FOOTEDNESS;

ACCIDENTS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; STAIRS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ERGONOMICS; HANDEDNESS; HORSE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD;

EID: 0030437073     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.1996.11076358     Document Type: Article

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