Musculoskeletal Complaints among Italian X-ray Technologists
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Musculoskeletal complaints among Italian X-ray technologists.
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عنوان ژورنال: Industrial Health
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0019-8366,1880-8026
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.45.705