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Interventions Addressing Injury among Agricultural Workers: A Systematic Review

Katrin VolkmerCreighton University, Department of Occupational Therapy
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Whitney Lucas MolitorUniversity of South Dakota, Department of Occupational TherapyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 26-34 | Published online: 29 Oct 2018

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