Photographic representation of visual fields just before missteps and falls involving stairs

Contemporary Ergonomics 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 419-423

  Pauls, Jake ^a  

^a Jake Pauls Consulting Services in Building Use and Safety   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FORENSIC INVESTIGATION; SAFETY EXPERTS; STEP GEOMETRY; VISUAL FIELDS;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; STAIRS; VISIBILITY; VISION;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 84856978546     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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