Maximum torque exertion capabilities of Korean at varying body postures with common hand tools

Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennium'

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 157-160

  Kim, Chol Hong ^a   Kim, Tae Kwang ^a  

^a SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; HAND TOOLS; MUSCLE; STATISTICAL METHODS; TESTING; TORQUE;

BODY POSTURES; MUSCULAR STRENGTH; TORQUE EXERTION CAPABILITIES;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 1842686059     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/154193120004401710     Document Type: Conference Paper

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