evaluation of upper limb musculoskeletal loads due to posture, repetition, and force by rapid upper limb assessment in a textile factory

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seyyed ali moussavi najarkola department of occupational health, school of medical sciences, shahid beheshti university of medical (sbmu), ir iran +98-2122432040, [email protected]

seyyed ali moussavi najarkola department of occupational health, school of medical sciences, shahid beheshti university of medical (sbmu), ir iran +98-2122432040, [email protected]; department of occupational health, school of medical sciences, shahid beheshti university of medical (sbmu), ir iran +98-2122432040, [email protected]

ramazan mirzaei health promotion research center, zahedan university of medical sciences, iran

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