Classroom postures of 8-12 year old children

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1571-1581

  Geldhof, E ^a   de Clercq, D ^a   de Bourdeaudhuij, I ^a   Cardon, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ergonomics observation; Schoolchildren; Sitting posture

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; STUDENTS;

CERVICAL PAIN; SCHOOLCHILDREN; SITTING POSTURE;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY POSTURE; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MALE; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

BACK PAIN; BELGIUM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; NECK PAIN; OBSERVATION; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SELF DISCLOSURE; STUDENTS;

EID: 35148855025     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701587251     Document Type: Article

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