Cost efficiency comparison of four video-based techniques for assessing upper arm postures

Ergonomics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 350-360

  Rezagholi, Mahmoud ^a   Mathiassen, Svend Erik ^a   Liv, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

bias; input costs; measurement strategy; model specification; precision

Indexed keywords

BIAS; INPUT COSTS; MEASUREMENT STRATEGY; MODEL SPECIFICATION; PRECISION;

COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; EMPLOYMENT; SAMPLING; VIDEO RECORDING; WAGES;

COST EFFECTIVENESS;

ALGORITHM; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HAIR; HAIRDRESSER; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWEDEN; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING;

ALGORITHMS; ARM; BARBERING; BIOMECHANICS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURE; SWEDEN; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 84859202677     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2011.642007     Document Type: Article

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