Physical exposure differences between children and adults when using standard and small computer input devices

Ergonomics

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 872-889

  Blackstone, Janet M ^a   Karr, Catherine ^a,b   Camp, Janice ^a   Johnson, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Children; Computers; Ergonomics; Muscle activity; Upper extremity; Wrist posture

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERS; KNOBS; MUSCLE; STANDARDS;

COMPUTER INPUT DEVICES; COMPUTER MOUSE; ELECTROGONIOMETER; INPUT DEVICES; MAXIMUM CAPACITY; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; WRIST POSTURE;

TYPEWRITER KEYBOARDS;

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER INPUT DEVICE; COMPUTER MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GONIOMETRY; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KEYBOARD; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; WRIST;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WRIST;

EID: 46349096146     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701797959     Document Type: Article

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