[Outdoor work-related health hazards]

Alicja Bortkiewicz1, Marta Kieć-Swierczyńska, Beata Krecisz

  • 1Zakład Fizjologii Pracy i Ergonomii, Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. J. Nofera, Łódź. alab@imp.lodz.pl

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|April 25, 2009
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