Participatory ergonomic intervention for prevention of low back pain: assembly line redesign case
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Participatory ergonomic intervention for prevention of low back pain: assembly line redesign case.
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عنوان ژورنال: Work
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1875-9270,1051-9815
DOI: 10.3233/wor-2012-1000-5993