An ergonomic evaluation comparing desktop, notebook, and subnotebook computers.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare the postures and movements of the cervical and upper thoracic spine, the typing performance, and workstation ergonomic factors when using a desktop, notebook, and subnotebook computers. DESIGN: Repeated-measures design. SETTING: A motion analysis laboratory with an...
| Publicado en: | Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Vol. 83; no. 4; pp. 527 - 533 |
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W B Saunders
2002 Apr
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