Prevalence of Work-Related Neck and Shoulder Disorders with Associated Risk Factors and

Disability among Primary School Teachers in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

Kee, W.J., Ambusam S., Labao, H.C., and Brown, J.

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