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A Practical Method for Ergonomic and Usability Evaluation of Hand Tools: A Comparison of Three Random Orbital Sander Configurations

Peregrin Spielholz
,
Stephen Bao
&
Ninica Howard
Pages 1043-1048 | Published online: 30 Nov 2010

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