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Vibration levels and daily vibration exposure while using different tools in a forest cleaning Cover

Vibration levels and daily vibration exposure while using different tools in a forest cleaning

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|Mar 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/forj-2022-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2454-0358 | Journal ISSN: 2454-034X
Language: English
Page range: 49 - 58
Published on: Mar 10, 2023
Published by: National Forest Centre and Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2023 Marin Bačić, Matija Landekić, Marijan Šušnjar, Mario Šporčić, Zdravko Pandur, published by National Forest Centre and Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences
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