Developing an observational instrument to evaluate personal computer keyboarding style

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 345-354

  Baker, Nancy A ^a   Redfern, Mark S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Instrument development; MSD UE; VDT evaluation

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DELPHI TECHNIQUE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PERSONAL COMPUTER KEYBOARDING STYLE; PSYCHOMETRIC TEST;

COMPUTER KEYBOARDS;

ARM DISEASE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; INSTRUMENT; KINEMATICS; MICROCOMPUTER; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OBSERVATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 18044367956     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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