Preventing Work-Related MSDs in Dental Hygienists

Ergonomics and the Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 448-473

  Sanders, Martha J ^c   Michalak Turcotte, Claudia ^a,b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 77952507439     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7506-7409-6.50027-0     Document Type: Chapter

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