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Physical work and strain involved in manual sorting of postal parcels

V. LOUHEVAARA Department of Physiology, Institute of Occupational Health, Laajaniityntie 1, Vantaa, SF, 01620, Finland
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T. HAKOLA Department of Physiology, Institute of Occupational Health, Laajaniityntie 1, Vantaa, SF, 01620, Finland
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H. OLLILA Department of Physiology, Institute of Occupational Health, Laajaniityntie 1, Vantaa, SF, 01620, Finland
Pages 1115-1130 | Received 25 Aug 1989, Accepted 25 Jan 1990, Published online: 24 Oct 2007

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H. R. STÅLHAMMAR, V. LOUHEVAARA & J. D. G. TROUP. (1996) Rating of acceptable loads in manual sorting of postal parcels. Ergonomics 39:10, pages 1214-1220.
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H. R. STÅLHAMMAR & V. LOUHEVAARA. (1992) Anthropometric, muscle strength, and spinal mobility characteristics as predictors in the rating of acceptable loads in parcel sorting. Ergonomics 35:9, pages 1033-1044.
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