Measurements of voluntary joint range of motion of the Chinese elderly living in Beijing area by a photographic method

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 861-867

  Hu, Haitao ^a   Li, Zhizhong ^a   Yan, Jingbin ^a   Wang, Xiaofang ^a   Xiao, Hui ^b   Duan, Jiyang ^a   Zheng, Li ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDIZATION   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese elderly; Gender difference; Photographic method; Range of motion

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; GONIOMETERS; PHOTOGRAPHY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

GENDER DIFFERENCE; PHOTOGRAPHIC METHODS; STANDARD DEVIATIONS; VOLUNTARY RANGE OF MOTION (ROM);

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; KINESIOLOGY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 33748975353     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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