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Rethinking the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the era of global health: Toward a convergence of One Health, Planetary Health, and Total Worker Health®

Philippe Gorce1,2*
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1 University of Toulon, Toulon, France
2 International Institute of Biomechanics and Occupational Ergonomics, Hyères, France
Received: 28 July 2026 | Published online: 13 August 2026
© 2026 by the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
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Philippe Gorce serves as an Editorial Board Member of this journal. The author declares no other competing interests.
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