Measuring Quality of Work-Life: A Participatory Approach in a Canadian Cancer CenterFootnote*

*Presented at 6th International Congress on Work Injuries Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation, Rome, Italy, November 30 – December 3, 2004. Funding for this study was provided by Ortho Biotech. (Besides providing funding, Ortho Biotech has had no direct involvement in the study.)

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