منابع مشابه
Working hours and mental and physical fatigue in Japanese workers.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Industrial Relations
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0007-1080,1467-8543
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2007.00647.x