Survey on Visual and Musculoskeletal Symptoms in VDT Workers
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: SANGYO EISEIGAKU ZASSHI
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1341-0725,1349-533X
DOI: 10.1539/sangyoeisei.46.201