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Effect of horizontal position of the computer keyboard on upper extremity posture and muscular load during computer work

K. Kotani Department of Systems Management Engineering, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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L. H. Barrero Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Center for Ergonomics Studies, Javeriana University, Bogotá, Colombia
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D. L. Lee Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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J. T. Dennerlein Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1419-1432 | Published online: 25 Jul 2007

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