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Maximum acceptable weights, heart rates and RPEs for one hour's repetitive asymmetric lifting

A. GARG Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53201, USA
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J. BANAAG Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53201, USA
Pages 77-96 | Received 21 Jul 1987, Accepted 06 Sep 1987, Published online: 30 May 2007

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