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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

On-site building construction workers perspective on environmental impacts of construction-related activities: a relative importance index (RII) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) approach

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Article: 2141158 | Received 17 Jun 2022, Accepted 24 Oct 2022, Published online: 04 Nov 2022

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