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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH REPORT

Work ability: Concept and assessment from a physiotherapeutic perspective. An interview study

, RPT, BSc, , RPT, PhD & , RPT, PhD
Pages 344-354 | Accepted 05 Sep 2011, Published online: 16 Nov 2011

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