Dynamic response of the standing human body exposed to vertical vibration: influence of posture and vibration magnitude

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-107

  Matsumoto, Y ^a   Griffin, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0003110445     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.1997.1376     Document Type: Article

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