Sex Differences in Work-related Injury Rates among Electric Utility Workers
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Sex differences in work-related injury rates among electric utility workers.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0002-9262,1476-6256
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008669