The pitfalls of the traditional office ergonomics model in the current mobile work environment: Is visual ergonomics health literacy the remedy?
Mobile technology has revolutionised how we work. It is now relatively easy to work anywhere and anytime, but this has placed the onus is on mobile (or flexible) workers to set up their own work environment for comfort and ease of use. Vision is an important driver of posture, and hence visual ergon...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 63; no. 3; pp. 447 - 457 |
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| Formato: | pictorial review Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2019
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