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Subjective Evaluation of a Passive Industrial Exoskeleton for Lower-back Support: A Field Study in the Automotive Sector

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Pages 213-221 | Received 07 Jul 2018, Accepted 21 Jan 2019, Published online: 12 Apr 2019

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