Development of a protocol for epidemiological studies of whole-body vibration and musculoskeletal disorders of the lower back

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 215, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 643-651

  Magnusson, M L ^a,d   Pope, M H ^a,d   Hulshof, C T J ^b   Bovenzi, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

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EID: 0003474616     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.1998.1697     Document Type: Article

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