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Performance on a Work-Simulating Firefighter Test Versus Approved Laboratory Tests for Firefighters and Applicants

Erna von HeimburgFaculty of Teacher Education, North-Trøndelag University College, Levanger, Norway
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Jon Ingulf MedbøNational Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway
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Mariann SandsundSINTEF Technology and Society, Trondheim, Norway
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Randi Eidsmo ReinertsenSINTEF Technology and Society, Trondheim, Norway
Pages 227-243 | Published online: 08 Jan 2015

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