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. 2002 Mar;59(3):205–214. doi: 10.1136/oem.59.3.205

TRANSLATING EVIDENCE ABOUT OCCUPATIONAL CONDITIONS INTO STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION

D Verma 1, J Purdham 1, H Roels 1
PMCID: PMC1763630  PMID: 11886955

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