Use of Personal Protective Equipment in Agricultural Workers under Hot and Humid Conditions
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Use of personal protective equipment in agricultural workers under hot and humid conditions.
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عنوان ژورنال: Industrial Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0019-8366,1880-8026
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.47.200