World at work: Dental laboratory technicians
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Pneumoconiosis and respiratory problems in dental laboratory technicians: analysis of 893 dental technicians.
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.019059