An anthropometric study of manual and powered wheelchair users

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 191-204

  Paquet, Victor ^a   Feathers, David ^a  

^a State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Three dimensional human modeling; Wheelchair users

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; WHEELCHAIRS;

ELECTROMECHANICAL METHODS;

ANTHROPOMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOPHELES; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CALCULATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; MODEL; MOTORIZED TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 1042289324     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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