Work posture and musculoskeletal pain

Advances in Human Factors/Ergonomics

Volumn 21, Issue A, 1997, Pages 635-638

  Aarås, Arne ^a   Ro, Ola ^b   Thoresen, Magne ^c  

^a Alcatel STK AS   (Norway)

^b Premed AS   (Norway)

^c Medstat Research   (Norway)

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EID: 84862417156     PISSN: 09212647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
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