Computer mouse or Trackpoint - Effects on muscular load and operator experience

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 347-354

  Fernström, Elisabeth ^a,b   Ericson, Mats O ^b  

^a Futura   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER; COMPUTER TERMINAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOULDER; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031258647     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(97)00005-7     Document Type: Article

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