Is the ambidextrous advantageous when using large touchscreens?

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 897-901

  Kang, Hwa Young ^a   Shin, Gwanseob ^a  

^a Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM POSTURE; BODY DISCOMFORTS; HAND MOVEMENT; LARGE FORMAT; MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

TOUCH SCREENS;

EID: 84889840317     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/1541931213571195     Document Type: Conference Paper

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