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A comparison of hand anthropometry of females in three ethnic groups

1980; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 23; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00140138008924731

1366-5847

B. T. DAVIES, A. ABADA, K.L. Benson, Alan J. Courtney, I. MINTO,

Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders

An anthropometric study of female workers' hand dimensions was carried out using 92 subjects. Three ethnic groups, Western Europeans. Indian and West Indian were identified arid compared. There were no significant differences between European and Indian groups. There were significant differences between West Indian and Indian and West Indian and European groups. Fifty-one West Europeans, 21 Indians (from the Punjab) and 20 West Indians were included in the study.