The effects of walking and cycling computer workstations on keyboard and mouse performance.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the effects of active workstation designs on speed and error during typing, mouse pointing, and combined type and mouse-use tasks.Background: Office ergonomics has focused on musculoskeletal disorder prevention; however, increasing computer-based work also in...
| Publicado en: | Human Factors Vol. 51; no. 6; pp. 831 - 845 |
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| Formato: | research Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Dec2009
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