Relationship between Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Occupational and Personal Factors among Street Cleaners |
Jung, Suk-Chul
(Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine)
Lee, Kyung-Sun (Department of Industrial and Information Systems Engineering, Ajou University) Jung, Myung-Chul (Department of Industrial and Information Systems Engineering, Ajou University) Lee, In-Seok (Department of Safety Engineering, Hankyong National University) JungChoi, Kyung-Hee (Department of Preventive Medicine, Ewha womens University School of Medicine) Bahk, Jin-Wook (School of Public Health, Seoul National University) Kim, Hyun-Joo (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine) |
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