Postures adopted when using a two-wheeled cylinder trolley

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 339-353

  Okunribido, Olanrewaju O ^a,b   Haslegrave, Christine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Posture; Two wheeled trolley

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); VEHICLE WHEELS;

CYLINDER TROLLEYS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; TRUNK;

EID: 0041669233     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(03)00038-3     Document Type: Article

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