Measurement of the temporal patterns of school bag carriage using activity monitoring and structured interview

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1668-1679

  Mackie, H W ^a   Legg, S J ^b  

^a UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Activity monitor; Load carriage; School; Time

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING;

ACTIVITY MONITOR; LOAD CARRIAGE; SCHOOL BAG CARRIAGE; TEMPORAL PATTERN;

ERGONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SCHOOL; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STUDENT; TIME; TRAVEL; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFTING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; POSTURE; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 35148872306     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701584837     Document Type: Article

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