Lack of conformity between Indian classroom furniture and student dimensions: Proposed future seat/table dimensions

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1612-1625

  Savanur, C S ^a   Altekar, C R ^a   De, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING NITIE   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Classroom; Furniture; Standards

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INDIA; PHYSIOLOGY; SEATS;

CLASSROOM; FURNITURE; SEAT DIMENSION; TABLE DIMENSION;

ERGONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHAIR; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FURNITURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIA; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEAT; SITTING; STANDARDIZATION; STUDENT SATISFACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 35148880363     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701587350     Document Type: Article

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