OCCUPATIONAL RISK FACTORS IN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2349-2562,2349-2570
DOI: 10.18410/jebmh/2015/1258