Effects of input methods on inter-key press intervals during continuous typing

Ergonomics

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1153-1161

  Liang, Huey Wen ^a   Hwang, Yaw Huei ^a   Chang, Fu Han ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computers; Musculoskeletal disorders; Task performance; Typewriting

Indexed keywords

CHINESE TEXT; ELECTRONIC ACTIVITY; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; INPUT METHODS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; POTENTIAL RISKS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TYPEWRITING;

COMPUTERS; DISEASES; LINGUISTICS; SOFTWARE TESTING;

PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS);

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; STANDARD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73949108429     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130902919121     Document Type: Article

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