Stick-and-fall: A previously unstudied type of fall

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 738-742

  Nemire, Kenneth ^a   Thompson, David A ^b   Cohen, H Harvey ^c  

^a HFE Consulting   (United States)

^b Portola Associates   (United States)

^c Error Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 79952945582     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1518/107118110X12829369605289     Document Type: Conference Paper

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