Isometric pull forces in the sagittal plane

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 319-324

  Mackinnon, Scott Netson ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Horizontal pull forces; Posture; Work envelope

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BIOMECHANICS; MATERIALS HANDLING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL;

HORIZONTAL PULL FORCE; INJURY; POSTURE; WORK ENVELOPE;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELBOW; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FORCE; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; SITTING; STANDING;

EID: 0032192647     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(98)00003-9     Document Type: Article

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