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The Ergonomics Society The Society's Lecture 1978. THE DESIGN OF MANUAL HANDLING TASKS

STOVER H. SNOOK Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, U.S.AView further author information
Pages 963-985 | Published online: 25 Apr 2007

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