Methodological issues in work disability prevention research

Handbook of Work Disability: Prevention and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 125-146

  Hogg Johnson, Sheilah ^a,b   MacEachen, Ellen ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84930209854     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6214-9_9     Document Type: Chapter

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