Gender- and time-varying postural and discomfort responses during prolonged driving

Occupational Ergonomics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-53

  Callaghan, Jack P ^a   Coke, Stephanie K ^a   Beach, Tyson A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automobile seat; Gender differences; Interface pressure distribution; Lumbar spine flexion; Pelvis; Sitting

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949531496     PISSN: 13599364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/OER-2010-0180     Document Type: Article

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