A wide range of activity duration cutoffs provided unbiased estimates of exposure to computer use

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 790-796

  Chang, Che Hsu ^a   Johnson, Peter W ^b   Dennerlein, Jack Tigh ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer use; Exposure assessment; Usagemonitor software; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COMPUTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOFTWARE; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 58149182308     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620802491158     Document Type: Article

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