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Workplace accommodations for persons with physical disabilities: evidence synthesis of the peer-reviewed literature

Kathy PadkapayevaInstitute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada; Correspondence[email protected]
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Andrew PosenCenter for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON, Canada;
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Amin YazdaniDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada; ;Center of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (CRE-MSD), Waterloo, ON, Canada; ;School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; ;School of Business and Hospitality, Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON, Canada
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Alexis BuettgenCenter for Research on Work Disability Policy (CRWDP), Toronto, ON, Canada; ;Critical Disability Studies Program, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada;
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Quenby MahoodInstitute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada;
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Emile TompaInstitute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada; ;Center for Research on Work Disability Policy (CRWDP), Toronto, ON, Canada; ;Department of Economics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; ;Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada;
Pages 2134-2147 | Received 17 Dec 2015, Accepted 10 Aug 2016, Published online: 10 Dec 2016

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