Back disorder intervention strategies for mass transit operators exposed to whole-body vibration - Comparison of two transit system approaches and practices

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 215, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 629-634

  Johanning, E ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0007499125     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.1998.1651     Document Type: Article

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