Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 59-66 , February 2011

A study of forearm muscle activity and wrist kinematics in symptomatic office workers performing mouse-clicking tasks with different precision and speed demands

  • Grace P.Y. Szeto

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. Tel.: +852 27666706; fax: +852 23308656.
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  • Joseph K.M. Lin

Received 5 November 2009 ,Revised 26 April 2010 ,Accepted 26 June 2010.

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PII: S1050-6411(10)00095-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.06.006

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 59-66 , February 2011

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