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Evaluation of two floor-mopping work methods by measurement of load

INGA-MÄRIT HAGNER Division of Work Physiology, National Institute of Occupational Health, Box 6104, Ume[adot], S- 900 06, Sweden
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MATS HAGBERG Division of Work and Environmental Physiology, National Institute of Occupational Health, Solna, S-171 84, Sweden
Pages 401-408 | Received 14 Jun 1988, Published online: 27 May 2010

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