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Document ID (ISN)55006
CIS number 90-2080
ISBN(s) 0-444-70171-0
Year 1987
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Knave B., Widebäck P.G.
Title Work with display units 86
Bibliographic information Elsevier/North-Holland, Biomedical Press, P.O. Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1987. 880p. Illus. Bibl.
Abstract Selected papers from the International Scientific Conference on Work with Display Units, Stockholm, 12-15 May 1986. Topics covered: reviews and field studies of health effects including eye fatigue, repetitive strain injury, ergonomic and physical stress; radiation emissions; studies on pregnancy outcome and birth defects; skin problems; considerations for visually impaired workers; working posture and physical inactivity; workplace design and lighting; image quality of screen displays; vision monitoring and visual impairement; work organisation; worker education; mental fatigue and stress effects; human-computer interaction.
Descriptors (primary) visual displays; health hazards; visual display terminals
Descriptors (secondary) lighting; repetitive strain injury; sedentary work; work organization; electromagnetic radiation; workplace design; work posture; skin diseases; nervous fatigue; visual fatigue; complications of pregnancy; man-computer interfaces; mental stress; expectant mothers; age-linked differences; conference; visual function disorders
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceNetherlands; Sweden
Subject(s) Other industries and occupations
Broad subject area(s) Physiology, ergonomics
Browse category(ies) Office work
Visual display terminals (VDTs)