Computer mouse use in two different hand positions: Exposure, comfort, exertion and productivity

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-113

  Gustafsson, Ewa ^a   Hagberg, Mats ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

EMG; Input device; Wrist movements

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER TERMINALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FILE EDITORS; MICE (COMPUTER PERIPHERALS); MUSCLE;

ELECTROGONIOMETERS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOREARM; GONIOMETRY; HAND; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; WRIST;

EID: 0037334459     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(03)00005-X     Document Type: Article

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