Effects of computer monitor setting on muscular activity, user comfort and acceptability in office work

Work

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-163

  Kothiyal, Kamal ^a,b   Bjørnerem, Ane Marte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Workplace Ergonomics   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer monitor position; Electromyography; Office work; Seated posture; User comfort

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER TERMINAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OFFICE WORKER; SITTING; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; WORKPLACE; BIOENGINEERING; COMPUTER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; MALE; NECK PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; COMPUTERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; POSTURE;

EID: 66149116088     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2009-0801     Document Type: Article

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