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Original Articles

High fatigue and its associations with health and work related factors among female medical personnel at 54 hospitals in Zhuhai, China

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Pages 304-316 | Received 02 Mar 2017, Accepted 17 Jul 2017, Published online: 04 Aug 2017

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