Keyboard and mouse errors due to motor disabilities

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-144

  Trewin, Shari ^a   Pain, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ERRORS; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; MICE (COMPUTER PERIPHERALS);

MOTOR DISABILITIES;

COMPUTER KEYBOARDS;

EID: 0033076363     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.1998.0238     Document Type: Article

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