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The worker at risk

Trunk extensor endurance: determination and relation to low-back trouble

KURT JORGENSEN August Krogh Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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TOM NICOLAISEN August Krogh Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Pages 259-267 | Published online: 06 Jul 2010

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