Office environmental conditions and computer work performance

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 488-492

  Hedge, Alan ^a   Gaygen, Daniel E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ERGONOMICS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER WORK; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FIELD STUDIES; MOUSE CLICKS; VOLATILE ORGANICS; WEB-BASED SOFTWARE SYSTEM;

MAMMALS;

EID: 77950311926     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1518/107118109x12524442635149     Document Type: Conference Paper

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