Toward pain-free computing

Ergonomics in Design

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 4-10

  Hedge, Alan ^a   Mccrobie, Daniel ^b   Morimoto, Singe ^a   Rodriguez, Simonetta ^a   Land, Bruce ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*

^b HONEYWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMATION; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER KEYBOARDS; COMPUTERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VISUALIZATION;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DATA VISUALIZATION; KEYBOARD PRESET TILT DOWN SYSTEM; MUSCULOSKELETAL COMPLAINTS; PAIN FREE COMPUTING; RISK FACTOR; SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 0029734514     PISSN: 10648046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106480469600400102     Document Type: Article

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