Measurement variability in upper extremity posture among VDT users

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-143

  Ortiz, Daniel J ^a   Marcus, Michele ^b   Gerr, Fredric ^b   Jones, Wendy ^a   Cohen, Susan ^b  

^a GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Manual goniometry; Musculoskeletal disorder; Posture; Video display terminal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT;

EID: 0031128471     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(96)00053-1     Document Type: Article

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