Status and Awareness of Excessive Heat Exposure among Agricultural Workers
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Lee, Dong-Hyun
(Department of Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine)
Kim, Dong-Seob (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine) Chung, Jin-Wook (Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine) Lee, Kwan (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine) Lim, Hyun-Sul (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine) |
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