Hand surface area estimation formula using 3d anthropometry

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 633-639

  Hsu, Yao Wen ^a   Yu, Chi Yuang ^b  

^a TA HWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

3D anthropometry; Hand measurement; Hand surface area

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY SURFACE AREA; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952114861     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2010.514259     Document Type: Article

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