Hand-skin temperature and tracking performance

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 590-595

  Goonetilleke, Ravindra S ^a   Hoffmann, Errol R ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cold stress; Dexterity; Hand cooling; Hand skin temperature; Thermal sensation; Tracking; Tremor

Indexed keywords

COLD STRESS; DEXTERITY; HAND COOLING; HAND-SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMAL SENSATION; TRACKING; TREMOR;

COOLING; ERGONOMICS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; THERMAL COMFORT;

SKIN;

ARTICLE; BATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAWING; ERROR; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TIME; TOUCH;

EID: 67349239412     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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