The interaction between load and coupling during dynamic manual materials handling tasks

Occupational Ergonomics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-11

  Mirka, Gary A ^a   Baker, Ann ^a   Harrison, Angela ^a   Kelaher, Dan ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Dynamic; Lifting; Perception; Spine

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649083298     PISSN: 13599364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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