What’s in a name? Using terms from de® nitions to examine the fundamental foundation of human factors and ergonomics science

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-10

  Dempsey, Patrick G ^a   Wogalter, Michael S ^b   Hancock, Peter A ^c  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Human Factors; Human Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006206555     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/146392200308426     Document Type: Article

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