Modular data logger system for physical workload measurements

Ergonomics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 407-415

  Hansson, Gert Ake ^a   Asterland, P ^a   Kellerman, M ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Exposure; Movements; Occupational work; Postures

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA REDUCTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLASH MEMORY; PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

DATA LOGGER SYSTEM;

ERGONOMICS;

ANALOG COMPUTER; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TRANSDUCER; VIDEORECORDING; WORK CAPACITY; WORKLOAD;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0038523785     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0014013021000034920     Document Type: Article

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