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Effect of a desk attachment board on posture and muscle activity in women during computer work

Geneviève A. Dumas Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tegan R. Upjohn School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
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Andrew Leger Center for Teaching and Learning, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
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Alain Delisle Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail, Montréal, Canada
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Karine Charpentier Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
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André Plamondon Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail, Montréal, Canada
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Erik Salazar Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail, Montréal, Canada
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Pages 1735-1756 | Published online: 24 Oct 2008

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