The influence of gender, handle size, anthropometric measures, and vibration on the performance of a precision task

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 907-914

  Bylund, Sonya H ^a   Burström, Lage ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anthropological measures; Gender differences; Perceived difficulty; Perceived discomfort; Ranking

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; COMPUTER MONITORS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ANTHROPOLOGICAL MEASURES; DISCOMFORT; GENDER DIFFERENCES; RANKING;

PRECISION ENGINEERING;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; GENDER; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIBRATION;

EID: 33748981831     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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