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Slip resistant properties of footwear on ice

Chuansi Gao Division of Industrial Ergonomics, Department of Human Work Sciences, Luleå University of Technology, S-971, 87 Luleå, Sweden
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John Abeysekera Division of Industrial Ergonomics, Department of Human Work Sciences, Luleå University of Technology, S-971, 87 Luleå, Sweden
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Mikko Hirvonen Department of Physics, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A, FIN-00250, Helsinki, Finland
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Raoul Grönqvist Department of Occupational Safety, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A, FIN-00250, Helsinki, Finland
Pages 710-716 | Published online: 20 Feb 2007

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