Health Hazards Associated with Constrained Posture in Visual Display Terminal Workplaces
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Kansai Medical University
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0022-8400
DOI: 10.5361/jkmu1956.37.supplement_s36