Forward sloping chair effects on spinal shape in the Hong Kong Chinese and Indian populations

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 9-21

  Goonetilleke, Ravindra S ^a   Rao, Banna G ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Forward sloping seats; Lumbar curvature; Sitting; Spinal curvature; Spine

Indexed keywords

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PRODUCT DESIGN; SEATS;

FORWARD SLOPING SEATS; LUMBAR CURVATURE; SPINAL CURVATURE;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; CHAIR; CHINESE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ERGONOMICS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIAN; KNEE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SPINE; STANDING; THIGH; THORACIC SPINE; TRUNK;

EID: 0345294405     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(97)00096-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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