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Muscle response to pneumatic hand tool torque reaction forces

ROBERT G. RADWIN Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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ERNST VANBERGEIJK Body & Assembly Operations, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, 48121, USA
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THOMAS J. ARMSTRONG Center for Ergonomics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
Pages 655-673 | Received 31 Jul 1988, Accepted 02 Apr 1989, Published online: 31 May 2007

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