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Original Articles

AN ERGONOMIC STUDY OF CHINESE FONT AND COLOR DISPLAY ON VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS

Pages 306-313 | Received 01 Sep 2007, Accepted 01 Mar 2008, Published online: 09 Feb 2010

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