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Work-related skin and airway symptoms among Swedish dentists rarely cause sick leave or change of professional career

Harriet Andreasson, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry/Dental Materials Science, Faculty of Odontology, and Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
,
Ortengren Ulf
&
Lars Barregard
Pages 267-272 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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