As a sequel to a study which analyzed the annual meetings of the Human Factors Society (HFS) during the period 1959–1972 (Meister, 1995), the following is a study of the characteristics of Human Factors/Ergonomics (HF/E) research as these have changed over the years 1965–1994.
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