Acknowledgement
We thank Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency for supporting this study. This research was funded by Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (2020-OSHRI-842). The funding agency played no role in the preparation, conduct, writing, or submission of the manuscript.
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