Efficacy of body mechanics education on posture while computing in middle school children

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Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 295-303

  Rowe, Gretchen ^a   Jacobs, Karen ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Interactive media; Posture

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT; VIDEORECORDING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ADOLESCENT; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MICROCOMPUTER; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MICROCOMPUTERS; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; HUMANS;

EID: 0035986411     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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