Comfort evaluation and bed adjustment according to sleeping positions

Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-157

  Park, Se Jin ^a   Kim, Jin Sun ^b   Kim, Chae Bogk ^c  

^a Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

^b 13F KOTECH Bldg 701 7   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BED HEIGHT; COMFORT EVALUATION; OBJECTIVE EVALUATION; SUBJECTIVE COMFORT; SUBJECTIVE RATING; U-SHAPED;

PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION;

SLEEP RESEARCH;

EID: 67449091247     PISSN: 10908471     EISSN: 15206564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hfm.20142     Document Type: Article

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