An ergonomics training program for student notebook computer users: Preliminary outcomes of a six-year cohort study.
BACKGROUND: The Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) is a program established in the state of Maine in the United States of America, where all students in 7th and 8th grades are provided with a notebook computer to use at school and at home during the academic year. OBJECTIVE: This study aime...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 221 - 231 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2013
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