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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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Suggested Citation: "Technical Session No. 1 — Physiological Factors of the Hand ." National Research Council. 1957. Protection and Functioning of the Hands in Cold Climates: A Conference Sponsored by the Headquarters, Quartermaster Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, Natick, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1956. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/20755.
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