Assessment of Heat Stress Exposure among Outdoor Cleansing Workers in Helwan University
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عنوان ژورنال: The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1687-2002', '2090-7125']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhm.2023.279953