An ergonomic garment design for elderly Turkish men

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 243-251

  Çivitci, Şule ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clothing; Elderly consumer; Elderly garment; Ergonomic garment design

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DESIGN; GARMENT MANUFACTURE; SAMPLING;

ELDERLY TURKISH MEN; READY-TO-WEAR;

ERGONOMICS;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUGGESTION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 2442552060     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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