University students' notebook computer use.
Recent evidence suggests that university students are self-reporting experiencing musculoskeletal discomfort with computer use similar to levels reported by adult workers. The objective of this study was to determine how university students use notebook computers and to determine what ergonomic stra...
| Publicado en: | Applied Ergonomics Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 404 - 410 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Formato: | clinical trial research Journal Article |
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Elsevier B.V.
May2009
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