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Effects of psychosocial and individual factors on physiological risk factors for upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders while typing

Laura E. Hughes Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 250 Durham Hall, Blacksburg, VA, 24061–0118, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kari Babski-Reeves Industrial and Systems Engineering, P.O. Box 9542, Mississippi State University, MS, 39762, USA
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Tonya Smith-Jackson Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 250 Durham Hall, Blacksburg, VA, 24061–0118, USA
Pages 261-274 | Published online: 12 Jan 2007

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