Effect of sitting in ergonomic chairs on lower limb venous blood flow

Occupational Ergonomics

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 125-132

  Levin, Erik ^a,b   MacIntosh, Deborah ^c   Baker, Tanya ^a   Weatherall, Mark ^d   Beasley, Richard ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND   (New Zealand)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Pacific Radiology Limited   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Posture; Sitting; Venous

Indexed keywords

EID: 63849167570     PISSN: 13599364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/OER-2009-0163     Document Type: Article

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