Joint angles of isocomfort for female subjects based on the psychophysical scaling of static standing postures

Ergonomics

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 427-445

  Kee, Dohyung ^a   Karwowski, Waldemar ^b  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^b University of Louisville   (United States)

Author keywords

Comfort ratings; Joint angles of isocomfort; Magnitude estimation; Posture

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

FREE MODULUS METHOD; ISOCOMFORT;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RATING SCALE; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; TIME; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WELLBEING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; JOINTS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RESEARCH;

EID: 1142275391     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130310001638180     Document Type: Article

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