An analysis of human comfort when entering and exiting the rear seat of an automobile

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 397-406

  Giacomin, J ^a,b   Quattrocolo, S ^a  

^a CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR; EQUIPMENT; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEAT;

EID: 0031259534     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(97)00001-X     Document Type: Article

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