An analysis of work postures of manual wheelchair users in the office environment

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-161

  Troy, Betty S ^a   Cooper, Rory A ^b   Robertson, Rick N ^b   Grey, Thomas L ^b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

discomfort; ergonomics; human factors; manual wheelchair users; office environment; work postures

Indexed keywords

WHEELCHAIRS;

WORK POSTURE ANALYSIS;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEORECORDER; WHEELCHAIR; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0031127048     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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