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Incidence of self-reported reduced productivity owing to musculoskeletal symptoms: association with workplace and individual factors among computer users

M. Hagberg Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Academy at Göteborg University UGOT, Box 414, SE-405 30, Göteborg, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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R. Vilhemsson Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Academy at Göteborg University UGOT, Box 414, SE-405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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E. Wigaeus Tornqvist Occupational Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE–171–77, Stockholm, Sweden
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A. Toomingas Occupational Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE–171–77, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 1820-1834 | Published online: 30 Oct 2007

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