Postures, typing strategies, and gender differences in mobile device usage: An observational study

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 408-412

  Gold, J E ^a   Driban, J B ^a,b   Thomas, N ^a   Chakravarty, T ^a   Channell, V ^a   Komaroff, E ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal disorder; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; TEXT MESSAGING;

GENDER DIFFERENCES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; NON-NEUTRAL; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; TWO HAND;

MOBILE DEVICES;

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELBOW; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER; STANDING; THUMB; WRIST;

EID: 80054710433     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2011.06.015     Document Type: Article

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