Estimation of spine forces under whole-body vibration by means of a biomechanical model and transfer functions

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 512-519

  Fritz, Martin ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; FORCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SPINE; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

EID: 0030915261     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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