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The effect of carried loads on the walking patterns of men and women

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Pages 1191-1202 | Accepted 30 Mar 1986, Published online: 31 May 2007

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Yong 'Tai' Wang, D. D. Pascoe & W. Weimar. (2001) Evaluation of book backpack load during walking. Ergonomics 44:9, pages 858-869.
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