Addressing Musculoskeletal Disorders at Computer Workstations

Ergonomics and the Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 494-529

  Sehnal, Judy ^a  

^a Personal Lines Research Department   (United States)

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EID: 84904379664     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7506-7409-6.50029-4     Document Type: Chapter

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