Arm movements and slip severity

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 904-908

  Cham, Rakié ^a   Sandrian, Peter N ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENTS; BASE-LINES; EXTERNAL-; FLEXOR MOMENTS; HAZARDOUSNESS; LOWER EXTREMITIES; MOMENT GENERATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; OLDER ADULTS; OLDER WORKERS; PEAK SLIP VELOCITIES; SAGITTAL PLANES; SHOULDER BIOMECHANICS; SLIPS AND FALLS; YOUNGER COUNTERPARTS;

BIOMECHANICS; FLOORS; GLYCEROL; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MECHANICS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; SHOULDERS (ROAD);

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 58149459813     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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