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Research Articles

Musculoskeletal risk factors assessment based on exploratory factor analysis and fuzzy analytical hierarchy process

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Pages 154-186 | Received 04 Jul 2022, Accepted 06 Dec 2022, Published online: 21 Dec 2022

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