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Churchill E, and McConville JT (1976) Sampling and Data Gathering Strategies for Future USAF Anthropometry. Technical Report (AMRL-TR-74-102) (AD A025 240). Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH.

Churchill T, Bradtmiller B, and Gordon CC (1988) Computer Software Used in the U.S. Army Anthropometric Survey, 1987-1988. Technical Report (TR-88-045) (AD A201-185). U.S. Army Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, MA.

Damon A, and Stoudt HW (1963) The Functional Anthropometry of Old Men.Human Factors, 5:485-491.

Dempster WT (1955) Space Requirements of the Seated Operator Geometrical, Kinematic, and Mechanical Aspects of the Body with Special Reference to the Limbs. Technical Report (55-159) (AD 87892). Wright Air Development Center, Air Research and Development Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH.

Gordon CC, Bradtmiller B, Clauser CE, Churchill T, McConville JT, Tebbetts I, and Walker RA (1989) 1987-1988 Anthropometric Survey of U.S. Army Personnel: Methods and Summary Statistics. Technical Report (TR-89-044). U.S. Army Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, MA.

Goswami A, Ganguli S, and Chatterjee BB (1987) Anthropometric Characteristics of Disabled and Normal Indian Men. Ergonomics, 30(5):817-823.

Kennedy KW, and Zehner GF (forthcoming Technical Report). Anthropometric Accommodation in Aircraft Cockpits: A Methodology for Evaluation. Armstrong Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH.

KRW, Incorporated (1995) Requirements for Power Mobility Aids. Final Report (Contract No. QA94001001). The U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

Kumar, S (1997) Perspectives in Rehabilitation Ergonomics. Pennsylvania: Taylor and Francis, Inc.

Molenbroek JFM (1987) Anthropometry of Elderly People in the Netherlands; Research and Applications.Applied Ergonomics, 18(3):187-19

Sanford (1996) A Review Technical Requirements for Ramps, Task 5: Executive Summaries and References). Final Report (Contract # QA930020). U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

Stoudt H, Damon A, McFarland, and Roberts J (1965) Weight, Height, and Selected Body Dimensions of Adults, United States, 1960-1962. Public Health Service Publication 1000-Series 11, No. 8. US Government Printing Office: Washington, DC