Validation of a commercial software package for quantification of computer use

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 237-241

  Blangsted, Anne Katrine ^a   Hansen, Klaus ^a   Jensen, Chris ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Computer work; VDU; Video based observations

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER KEYBOARDS; DATA ACQUISITION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MICE (COMPUTER PERIPHERALS); VIDEO RECORDING;

SOFTWARE PROGRAMS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OBSERVATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIDEORECORDING; WORKING TIME;

EID: 3242658848     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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