Children and gender - Differences in exposure and how anthropometric differences can be incorporated into the design of computer input devices

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Supplement

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 26-32

  Johnson, Peter W ^a   Blackstone, Janet M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Child; Computer keyboard; Computer mouse; Woman

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CHILD; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DESIGN; GENDER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POSTURE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; COMPUTER INPUT DEVICE; COMPUTER MOUSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST;

EID: 41649084774     PISSN: 03566528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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