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Research Article| Volume 20, ISSUE 3, PS53-S56, May 1995

Repetition strain injury: The australian experience—1992 Update

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    1 From the Melbourne Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation Centre, Victoria, Australia.
    Damian C.R. Ireland
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    Reprint requests: Damian C.R. Ireland, FRCS, Melbourne Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation Center, 316 Malvern Road, Praharn, Victoria, Australia 3181.
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    1 From the Melbourne Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation Centre, Victoria, Australia.
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    1 From the Melbourne Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation Centre, Victoria, Australia.
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