Structural anthropometric measurements for wheelchair mobile adults

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 385-390

  Das, Biman ^a   Kozey, John W ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dysfunction types; Structural anthropometric measurements; Wheelchair mobile adults; Workstation design

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; WHEELCHAIRS;

WORKSTATION DESIGN;

ANTHROPOMETRY;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0033213792     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(99)00010-1     Document Type: Article

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