Public health action to control hazards: How good should the evidence be? Reflections on the OSHA ergonomics standard hearings

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Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-23

  Frank, John W ^a   Lomax, Geoffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0142201245     PISSN: 10482911     EISSN: 15413772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/T5YJ-J1JA-RNVP-N0MG     Document Type: Note

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