Bra-breast forces generated in women with large breasts while standing and during treadmill running: Implications for sports bra design

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 112-118

  McGhee, Deirdre E ^a   Steele, Julie R ^a   Zealey, William J ^a   Takacs, George J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast forces; Breast mass; Sport bra design

Indexed keywords

SPORTS;

BREAST FORCES; BREAST MASS; FORCE GENERATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SUPPORT CONDITIONS; VERTICAL COMPONENT;

SPORTING GOODS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST SIZE; BREAST VOLUME; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SPORTS BRA; STANDING; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 84866153662     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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