OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH LITERACY AMONG AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
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عنوان ژورنال: Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1110-1881', '2357-058X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/ejom.2022.157730.1288