Vulnerable populations in industrially advanced countries

Ergonomics in Developing Regions: Needs and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 185-200

  Moore, Dave ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEANING;

CAR PARKS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HEALTH CHECKS; MIDDLE CLASS; STAFF MEMBERS; UNIVERSITY CAMPUS; VIDEO DISPLAY UNITS; WELL BEING;

HEALTH;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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