Body discomfort perceived by handloom weavers
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عنوان ژورنال: ASIAN JOURNAL OF HOME SCIENCE
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0973-4732,0976-8351
DOI: 10.15740/has/ajhs/14.1/184-189