Giving ergonomics away? The application of ergonomics methods by novices

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 479-490

  Stanton, Neville A ^a   Young, Mark S ^a,b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Rail Safety and Standards Board   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ergonomics methods; Reliability; Utility; Validity

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; EDUCATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; RELIABILITY;

UTILITY ANALYSIS;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; RELIABILITY; TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0042329217     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(03)00067-X     Document Type: Article

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