Task demands and human capabilities in door use

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 325-335

  Chang, Shih Kai ^a   Drury, Colin G ^a  

^a the State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Door; Observation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; DOORS; HUMAN ENGINEERING;

HUMAN CAPABILITIES; HUMAN FACTORS PERSPECTIVE; HUMAN/DOOR INTERACTION; TASK DEMANDS;

ERGONOMICS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY BUILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33750966317     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2006.04.023     Document Type: Article

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