Response to Kagabo et al, “Psychosocial Factors and Tobacco Use Among Commercial Truck Drivers”
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1076-2752,1536-5948
DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002050