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Original Articles

Ergonomic risk factors and risk exposure level of nursing tasks: association with work-related musculoskeletal disorders in nurses

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Pages 248-253 | Received 30 Jul 2019, Accepted 30 Dec 2019, Published online: 24 Jan 2020

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