Characterizing finger palpation in the detection of prostate cancers and abnormalities

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 813-817

  Wang, Ninghuan ^a   Gerling, Gregory J ^a   Childress, Reba Moyer ^b   Martin, Marcus L ^b  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATIONS; FINGER MOVEMENTS; PROSTATE CANCERS; PROSTATE GLANDS; SMOOTH MOVEMENT;

VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 78049360788     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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