A Study on the Vibration-Dose Limit for Japanese Workers Exposed to Hand-Arm Vibration.
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عنوان ژورنال: INDUSTRIAL HEALTH
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0019-8366,1880-8026
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.30.1