Effects of two ergonomic aids on the usability of an in-line screwdriver

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 371-376

  Freund, Jouni ^a   Takala, Esa Pekka ^a   Toivonen, Risto ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ergonomic aid; Screwdriver; Usability

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HAND TOOLS; MUSCLE; PLYWOOD; SCREWS; SENSORY PERCEPTION; TEXTURES;

IN-LINE SCREWDRIVERS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENT; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; NORMAL HUMAN; TECHNICAL AID;

EID: 0034256971     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(00)00005-3     Document Type: Article

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