An investigation of the effects of touchpad location within a notebook computer

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 101-110

  Kelaher, Dan ^a   Nay, Todd ^a   Lawrence, Brad ^a   Lamar, Sabrina ^a   Sommerich, Carolyn M ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal discomfort; Notebook computer; Pointing device; Wrist posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; EQUIPMENT; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING; WRIST;

EID: 0034750891     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(00)00020-X     Document Type: Article

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