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Document ID (ISN)68080
CIS number 96-2321
ISSN - Serial title 0793-4823 - Israel Journal of Occupational Health
Year 1996
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Gilad I.
Title Geometrical considerations in keyboard design
Bibliographic information 1996, Vol.1, No.2, p.111-118, 14 ref.
Abstract Evidence collected from professional typists indicates that in touch-typing work the use of a negative-slope computer-keyboard design decreased musculoskeletal effort, increased typing performance and improved postural comfort.
Descriptors (primary) computer terminals; keyboard operations; ergonomics
Descriptors (secondary) postural habits; office equipment; computers; data processing
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceIsrael
Subject(s) Ergonomics and work organization
Broad subject area(s) Physiology, ergonomics
Browse category(ies) Office work
Visual display terminals (VDTs)
Ergonomics