Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 32, Issue 12 , Pages 1269-1278 , December 1999

The apparent mass of the human body exposed to non-orthogonal horizontal vibration

,Accepted 14 June 1999.

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Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 32, Issue 12 , Pages 1269-1278 , December 1999