Mattress evaluation-assessment of contact pressure, comfort and discomfort

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-39

  Buckle, Peter ^a   Fernandes, Avalino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED; ELBOW; ERGONOMICS; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; PRESSURE; SENSOR; SHOULDER;

EID: 0032008294     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(97)00023-9     Document Type: Article

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