The Washington State SHARP Approach to Exposure Assessment

Fundamentals and Assessment Tools for Occupational Ergonomics

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 819-840

  Bao, Stephen ^a   Silverstein, Barbara ^a   Howard, Ninica ^a   Spielholz, Peregrin ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

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