Possible mechanisms of low back pain due to whole-body vibration

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 215, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 687-697

  Pope, M H ^a,b   Wilder, D G ^a   Magnusson, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000700410     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.1998.1698     Document Type: Article

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