Sensitivity for pressure difference on the ischial tuberosity

Ergonomics

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 895-902

  Goossens, R H M ^a   Teeuw, R ^b   Snijders, C J ^b  

^a FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comfort; Design guidelines; Method; Office chair; Seat

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; MUSCLE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN;

ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY; MUSCLE ACHE; PRESSURE-RELIEVING QUALITY;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISCHIUM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SITTING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BUTTOCKS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHIUM; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTURE; PRESSURE;

EID: 23344450958     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130500123647     Document Type: Article

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