Reading vertical text from a computer screen

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 75-82

  Laarni, J ^a   Simola, J ^a   Kojo, I ^a   Risto, Näsänen ^b  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MONITORS; EYE MOVEMENTS; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; VIDEO CAMERAS; WORD PROCESSING;

COMPUTER SCREEN; VERTICAL TEXT READING;

TEXT PROCESSING;

EID: 1842680773     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290310001648260     Document Type: Article

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