Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 280-286 , May 1999

Wrist posture during computer pointing device use

Received 23 March 1998 ,Accepted 27 October 1998.

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Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 280-286 , May 1999