Recurrent themes and developments in the history of the Ergonomics Society

Ergonomics

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 743-799

  Waterson, Patrick ^a   Sell, Reg ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER IESE   (Germany)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ergonomics history; UK Ergonomics Society history

Indexed keywords

HISTORY; PUBLISHING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ERGONOMICS HISTORY; ERGONOMICS SOCIETY;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; CHRONOLOGY; ERGONOMICS; HISTORY; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LIFE EVENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC RELATIONS; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; PERIODICALS; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC;

EID: 33744737218     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130600676056     Document Type: Article

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