Sex-related differences in foot shape

Ergonomics

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1693-1709

  Krauss, I ^a   Grau, S ^a   Mauch, M ^b   Maiwald, C ^c   Horstmann, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Crossklinik   (Switzerland)

^c CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d Medical Park Bad Wiessee GmbH and Co   (Germany)

Author keywords

3 D foot scan; Anthropometry; Cluster analysis; Foot dimensions; Footwear; Sex related differences

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; RANDOM VARIABLES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

3-D FOOT SCAN; ANALYSIS METHODS; FOOT DIMENSIONS; FOOT PAINS; FOOT SHAPES; FOOTWEAR; MANUFACTURING; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCES;

SHOE MANUFACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOMETRY; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FOOT MALFORMATION; FOOT PAIN; FOOT SHAPE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SHOES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55049141588     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130802376026     Document Type: Article

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