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Cultural activities and public health: research in Norway and Sweden. An overview

Koenraad Frans Cuypers Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Public Health, Levanger, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Margunn Skjei Knudtsen Nord-Trøndelag County Council, Department of Health Promotion, Steinkjer, Norway
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Maria Sandgren Södertörns University, Department of Culture and Communication, Huddinge, Sweden
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Steinar Krokstad Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Public Health, Levanger, Norway
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Britt Maj Wikström Akerhus University, Department of Health, Nutrition and Management, Lilleström, Norway
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Töres Theorell Stockholm University, Stress Research Center, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 6-26 | Received 20 Dec 2009, Accepted 23 Mar 2010, Published online: 03 Mar 2011

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