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Long duration measurements of whole-body vibration exposures associated with surface coal mining equipment compared to previous short-duration measurements

Robin Burgess-LimerickMinerals Industry Safety and Health Centre, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Queensland, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Danellie LynasMinerals Industry Safety and Health Centre, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
Pages 339-345 | Published online: 21 Mar 2016

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