Ergonomic evaluation and guidelines for use of the daVinci robot system

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 371-375

  Lux, Matthew M ^a   Marshall, Matthew ^b   Erturk, Erdal ^a   Joseph, Jean V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; ERGONOMICS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MICROSCOPY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; ROBOTICS; SURGEON;

FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; ROBOTICS;

EID: 77950136404     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0197     Document Type: Article

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