Livestock-handling injuries in agriculture: An analysis of Colorado workers' compensation data
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0271-3586,1097-0274
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20686