Development of a new chinese bra sizing system based on breast anthropometric measurements

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 697-705

  Zheng, Rong ^a   Yu, Winnie ^a   Fan, Jintu ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

3d breast anthropometric measurements; Bra sizing system; K means cluster analysis; Principle component factor analysis

Indexed keywords

3D BREAST ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; BRA SIZING SYSTEM; K-MEANS CLUSTER ANALYSIS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ANTHROPOMETRY;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BREAST; CHINESE; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS;

EID: 34447561862     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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