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Energy cost of stepping in protective clothing ensembles

ANDREW DUGGAN Army Personnel Research Establishment, c/o RAE, Farnborough, Hants, GUM 6TD, UK
Pages 3-11 | Received 24 Apr 1987, Accepted 11 Jun 1987, Published online: 30 May 2007

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