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Effects of handle orientation, gloves, handle friction and elbow posture on maximum horizontal pull and push forces

Na Jin Seo Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, P.O. Box 784, Milwaukee, WI, 53201, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Thomas J. Armstrong Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 1205 Beal Ave, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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Justin G. Young Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 1205 Beal Ave, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
Pages 92-101 | Received 26 Nov 2008, Accepted 02 Oct 2009, Published online: 12 Jan 2010

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