Revision of the design of a standard for the dimensions of school furniture

Ergonomics

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 681-694

  Molenbroek, J F M ^a   Kroon Ramaekers, Y M T ^a   Snijders, C J ^a  

^a FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body height; Popliteal height; School furniture; Standard

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; FURNITURE MANUFACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ANTHROPOMETRIC DESIGN;

ERGONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY POSTURE; BODY SIZE; CALCULATION; CHAIR; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; EUROPE; FURNITURE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH; LITERATURE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROCESS DESIGN; SCHOOL; STANDARD;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MALE;

EID: 0037837855     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0014013031000085635     Document Type: Article

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