Different computer tasks affect the exposure of the upper extremity to biomechanical risk factors

Ergonomics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-61

  Dennerlein, Jack T ^a   Johnson, Peter W ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer; Office; Task analysis; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER KEYBOARDS; COMPUTERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MICE (COMPUTER PERIPHERALS); MUSCLE;

BIOMECHANICAL RISK FACTORS; COMPUTER TASKS; TASK ANALYSIS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER MOUSE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; JOB ANALYSIS; JOINT MOBILITY; KEYBOARD; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RANGE OF MOTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 30844455537     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130500321845     Document Type: Article

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