Recent developments in workers' compensation for work-related illnesses and diseases

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 286-295

  Barth, Peter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 33750426519     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1997.3.4.286     Document Type: Review

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