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Research Paper

Examining occupational health and safety vulnerability among Canadian workers with disabilities

F. Curtis BreslinInstitute for Work & Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ;Department of English and Liberal Studies, Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, King City, Ontario, Canada; ;Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Social and Behavioural Sciences Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Correspondence[email protected]
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A. Morgan LayInstitute for Work & Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; View further author information
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Arif JethaInstitute for Work & Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ;Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Social and Behavioural Sciences Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ;DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; View further author information
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Peter SmithInstitute for Work & Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ;School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Victoria, AustraliaView further author information
Pages 2138-2143 | Received 11 Aug 2016, Accepted 04 May 2017, Published online: 26 May 2017

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