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Chantelle C Lachance1, Alexandra M B Korall2, Colin M Russell3

  • 1Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Faculty of Science, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, V5A 1S6, British Columbia, Canada; Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2635 Laurel Street, Vancouver, V5Z 1M9, British Columbia, Canada; Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, M5B 1W8, Ontario, Canada.

Applied Ergonomics
|May 17, 2018
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Compliant flooringManual materials handlingNursing and nursing systemsPush forcesUsability testing and evaluationWheelchair

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