Key Strike Forces and Their Relation to High Level of Musculoskeletal Symptoms |
Levanon, Yafa
(Department of Occupational Therapy, Tel Aviv University)
Gefen, Amit (Department of Bio-Engineering, Tel Aviv University) Lerman, Yehuda (Department of Epidemiology, Tel Aviv University) Portnoy, Sigal (Department of Bio-Engineering, Tel Aviv University) Ratzon, Navah Z. (Department of Occupational Therapy, Tel Aviv University) |
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