The impact of occupational injuries and illnesses on families

Work, Family, Health, and Well-Being

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 393-407

  Dembe, Allard E ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 84909133556     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410613523     Document Type: Chapter

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