Effect of walking speed on typing performance using an active workstation

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 309-318

  Funk, Rachel E ^a   Taylor, Megan L ^a   Creekmur, Ceith C ^a   Ohlinger, Christine M ^a   Cox, Ronald H ^a   Berg, William P ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

ADULT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867687333     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 1558688X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/06.23.26.PMS.115.4.309-318     Document Type: Article

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