Sickness absence and disability: An international perspective

Handbook of Work Disability: Prevention and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 3-14

  Prins, Rienk ^a  

^a AStri Research and Consultancy Group   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84903743350     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6214-9_1     Document Type: Chapter

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