Work with the visual display unit: Health consequences

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 107-134

  Aar̊s, Arne ^a   Horgen, Gunnar ^b   Ro, Ola ^c  

^a Alcatel STK ASA   (Norway)

^b Buskereud College

^c Premed AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSPECTION EQUIPMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

HEALTH CONSEQUENCES; LIGHTING SYSTEMS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAINS; VISUAL DISCOMFORT; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT;

HEALTH;

EID: 0034390385     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327590ijhc1201_5     Document Type: Article

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