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Making Sense of Highway Construction: A Taxonomic Framework for Ergonomic Exposure Assessment and Intervention Research

Susan Moir College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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Victor Paquet College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts; Department of Industrial Engineering, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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Laura Punnett College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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Bryan Buchholz College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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David Wegman College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
Pages 256-267 | Published online: 30 Nov 2010

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