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Hand-arm vibration from cutting different tree species using battery powered and petrol engine chainsaws

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|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/forj-2025-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2454-0358 | Journal ISSN: 2454-034X
Language: English
Page range: 196 - 206
Published on: Aug 12, 2025
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

© 2025 Luboš Staněk, Václav Mergl, Pavel Nevrkla, published by National Forest Centre and Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences
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