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Isometric and isokinetic testing of lifting strength of males in teamwork

WALDEMAR KARWOWSKI Department of Industrial Engineering, Speed Scientific School, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 40292, U.S.A
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ANIL MITAL Ergonomics Research Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45221, U.S.A
Pages 869-878 | Received 17 Jul 1985, Accepted 05 Dec 1985, Published online: 30 May 2007

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