Cost-efficient measurement strategies for posture observations based on video recordings

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 609-617

  Mathiassen, Svend Erik ^a   Liv, Per ^a   Wahlström, Jens ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cost efficiency; Exposure assessment; Research budget; Resource consumption

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COSTS; ERGONOMICS; VIDEO RECORDING;

COST-EFFICIENCY; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; MEASUREMENT STRATEGIES; MONETARY RESOURCES; OBSERVER VARIABILITY; POSTURE OBSERVATION; RESEARCH BUDGET; RESOURCE CONSUMPTION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HAIRDRESSER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 84875121958     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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