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Participatory Ergonomics and an Evaluation of a Low-Cost Improvement Effect on Cleaners’ Working Posture

Rupesh KumarDepartment of Human Work Sciences, Luieå University of Technology, Luieå, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Montakarn ChaikumarnDepartment of Human Work Sciences, Luieå University of Technology, Luieå, Sweden
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Jan LundbergDepartment of Human Work Sciences, Luieå University of Technology, Luieå, Sweden
Pages 203-210 | Published online: 08 Jan 2015

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