Kinematics of heelstrike during walking and carrying: Implications for slip resistance testing

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 352-363

  Holbein Jenny, Mary Ann ^a   Redfern, Mark S ^b   Gottesman, Dan ^c   Chaffin, Don B ^c  

^a SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; KINEMATICS; LOAD LIMITS;

CADENCE; HEELSTRIKE; SLIP RESISTANCE;

BIPED LOCOMOTION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; WEIGHT BEARING; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HEEL; HUMANS; POSTURE; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34250752773     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130601053479     Document Type: Article

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