An Ergonomic Assessment of Hospital Linen Bag Handling
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عنوان ژورنال: NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1048-2911,1541-3772
DOI: 10.1177/1048291117710783