Applying ergonomics to Applied Ergonomics: Using structured abstracts

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 535-541

  Hartley, James ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abstracts; Scientific communication; Text structures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ERGONOMICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PUBLICATION;

EID: 0033485788     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(99)00004-6     Document Type: Article

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