Relationship between handling heavy items during pregnancy and spontaneous abortion: A cross-sectional survey of working women in South Korea

Workplace Health and Safety

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-32

  Lee, Bokim ^a   Jung, Hye Sun ^b  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

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EID: 84860729609     PISSN: 21650799     EISSN: 21650969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/21650799-20111227-11     Document Type: Article

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