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Document ID (ISN)57194
CIS number 91-1906
ISBN(s) 0-444-88710-5
Year 1990
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Berlinguet L., Berthelette D.
Title Work with display units 89
Bibliographic information Elsevier Science Publishers, P.O. Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1990. xii, 558p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Author index. Price: USD 140.00
Abstract Selected papers from the 2nd International Scientific Conference on work with Display Units held in Montreal, Canada, 11-14 September 1989 (for the 1st Conference, see CIS 90-2080). Papers cover the following topics: visual discomfort and disorders; lighting and image quality; musculoskeletal problems; pregnancy outcome; skin problems; stress; work organisation; elderly VDU users; functional disability; non-ionising radiation; human-computer interaction; evaluation of standards; education (VDU use in schools, worker involvement in technological change); VDUs in developing countries; consequences of the VDU debate.
Descriptors (primary) health hazards; visual display terminals
Descriptors (secondary) antifertility effects; developing countries; older workers; visual displays; work organization; non-ionizing radiation; skin diseases; vocational training; musculoskeletal diseases; ergonomics; man-computer interfaces; visual comfort; mental stress; conference; visual function disorders
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceCanada
Subject(s) Other industries and occupations
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Office work
Visual display terminals (VDTs)
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Older workers