Children have less variable postures and muscle activities when using new electronic information technology compared with old paper-based information technology

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Straker, L ^a   Maslen, B ^a   Burgess Limerick, R ^b   Pollock, C ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Computer; Muscle activity; Musculoskeletal disorder; Posture; Variation

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; COMPUTER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RECORDING; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRITING;

CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAPER; PHYSICAL EXERTION; POSTURE; READING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WORD PROCESSING; WRITING;

EID: 59149085647     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.11.011     Document Type: Article

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