Effects of screen color combination, work-break schedule, and workpace on VDT viewing distance

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-18

  Shieh, Kong King ^a   Chen, Ming Te ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Color combination; VDT; Viewing distance; Work break schedule; Workpace

Indexed keywords

COLOR; COLORIMETRY; COMPUTER TERMINALS; DISPLAY DEVICES; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; HEALTH; PERFORMANCE; PERSONNEL; SUBJECTIVE TESTING; WORK-REST SCHEDULES;

COLOR COMBINATION; SCREEN COLOR COMBINATION; VIEWING DISTANCE; VISUAL DISPLAY TERMINAL; WORK BREAK SCHEDULE; WORKPACE;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMINANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 0031193504     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(96)00026-1     Document Type: Article

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