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Factors Contributing to the Development of Low Back Pain in Industrial Workers

JOHN R. BROWN School of Hygiene, The University of Toronto, 150 College Street, Toronto 5, Ontario, Canada
Pages 26-31 | Published online: 04 Jun 2010

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