An empirical study of preferred settings for lumbar support on adjustable office chairs

Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 401-419

  Coleman, Nick ^a   Hull, Brynley P ^a   Ellitt, Glena ^a  

^a Worksafe Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lumbar support; Office chairs; Postural comfort

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OFFICE EQUIPMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADJUSTABLE OFFICE CHAIRS; LUMBAR SUPPORT; POSTURAL COMFORT;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHAIR; FEMALE; GENDER; HEIGHT; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OFFICE WORKER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDING; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0032055721     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401398186900     Document Type: Article

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