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Work-related experiences of head and neck cancer survivors: an exploratory and descriptive qualitative study

Carolyn S. DewaDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Lucy TrojanowskiCentre for Research on Employment and Workplace Health at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada; View further author information
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Sietske J. TammingaCoronel Institute of Occupational Health Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Jolie RingashPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada; View further author information
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Maurene McQuestionPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; ;Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; View further author information
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Jeffrey S. HochPublic Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USAView further author information
Pages 1252-1258 | Received 08 Sep 2016, Accepted 02 Feb 2017, Published online: 25 Feb 2017

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