Static three-dimensional modelling of prolonged seated posture

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 255-262

  Kayis, B ^a   Hoang, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Prolonged seated posture; SAMMIE; Static modelling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER MODEL; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMBAR DISK; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATOR; SITTING;

EID: 0033153388     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(98)00022-2     Document Type: Article

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