VDT screen height and inclination effects on visual and musculoskeletal discomfort for Chinese wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries

Industrial Health

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-93

  Wu, Swei Pi ^a   Yang, Chien Hsin ^b   Ho, Cheng Pin ^c   Jane, Der Hong ^d  

^a HUAFAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b OVERSEAS CHINESE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE INSTITUTE OF NORTHERN TAIWAN   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal discomfort; VDT screen; Visual fatigue; Wheelchair users

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASTHENOPIA; CHINA; COMPUTER TERMINALS; DISABLED PERSONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TAIWAN; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WHEELCHAIRS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60349118182     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.47.89     Document Type: Article

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