The Occupational Ergonomics Handbook: Fundamentals and Assessment Tools for Occupational Ergonomics, 2d ed..(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9780849319372

The occupational ergonomics handbook, 2d ed.: Fundamentals and assessment tools for occupational ergonomics.

Ed. by William S. Marras and Waldemar Karwowski.

CRC / Taylor & Francis

2006

$129.95

Hardcover

TA166

Marras (The Ohio State University Institute for Ergonomics) and Karwowski (Center for Industrial Ergonomics, University of Louisville) introduce the discipline and profes...

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