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Subjective and objective analysis of three water pump systems carried by forest firefighters

Daniel J Moser1, Ryan B Graham1, Joan M Stevenson1

  • 1School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.

Work (Reading, Mass.)
|September 6, 2013
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Keywords:
Load carriageaccelerometryergonomicsfire fighting equipmentperformance assessment

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