Influence of pavement design parameters in safety perception in the elderly

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 992-998

  Zamora, Tomás ^a   Alcántara, Enrique ^a   Artacho, Miguel Ángel ^b   Cloquell, Vicente ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOMECÁNICA DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conjoint analysis; Elderly; Falls; Floors; Safety perception

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DESIGN; FLOORS; PAVEMENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; TEXTURES;

AGE GROUPS; AND ENVIRONMENTS; BUILDING INDUSTRIES; CONJOINT ANALYSES; CONJOINT ANALYSIS; DESIGN ELEMENTS; DESIGN FEATURES; ELDERLY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FACTORIAL DESIGNS; FALLS; FRACTIONAL; FRICTION CONDITIONS; INTERIOR DESIGNERS; LIVING ENVIRONMENTS; NEW APPROACHES; PAVEMENT DESIGNS; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY PERCEPTION; SAFETY PERCEPTIONS; SOCIAL PROBLEMS;

SAFETY FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WALKING;

EID: 54949115812     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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