Anthropometric data of elderly people in Australia

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 329-332

  Kothiyal, Kamal ^a   Tettey, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Elderly people; Ergonomic design

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; AUSTRALIA; DATA ANALYSIS; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SHORT SURVEY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0033997451     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(99)00052-6     Document Type: Article

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