Hand size counts in safe handgun use

Ergonomics in Design

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 29-33

  Hebert, Joel J ^a  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CIVIL DEFENSE; GUNS (ARMAMENT); PERSONNEL; STANDARDS;

HAND SIZE; POLICE OFFICERS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 0034262195     PISSN: 10648046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106480460000800406     Document Type: Article

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