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A Program for Control of Repetitive Trauma Disorders Associated With Hand Tool Operations in a Telecommunications Manufacturing Facility

FRED MCKENZIE Western Electric, Inc., 9595 Mansfield Road, Shreveport, LA 71130
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JOHN STORMENT Western Electric, Inc., 9595 Mansfield Road, Shreveport, LA 71130
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PATTIE VAN HOOK Western Electric, Inc., 9595 Mansfield Road, Shreveport, LA 71130
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THOMAS J. ARMSTRONG The University of Michigan, 1205 Beal, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Pages 674-678 | Published online: 04 Jun 2010

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