Individual, physical, and organizational risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders among municipality solid waste collectors in Shiraz, Iran
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عنوان ژورنال: Industrial Health
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0019-8366,1880-8026
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2018-0011