College students and computers: Assessment of usage patterns and musculoskeletal discomfort

Work

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 285-298

  Noack Cooper, Karen L ^a   Sommerich, Carolyn M ^a,b   Mirka, Gary A ^b,c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Computer; Musculoskeletal discomfort; VDT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISCOMFORT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TRAINING; COMPUTER INTERFACE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649950991     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2009-0827     Document Type: Article

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