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Workplace accommodations following work-related mild traumatic brain injury: what works?

Jenna GourdeauDepartment of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Correspondence[email protected]
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Alissa FingoldDepartment of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; View further author information
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Angela ColantonioDepartment of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; ;Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; ;Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; View further author information
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Elizabeth MansfieldDepartment of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; ;Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Canada; View further author information
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Mary Stergiou-KitaDepartment of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; ;Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; ;Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; ;Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
Pages 552-561 | Received 28 Aug 2017, Accepted 19 Jul 2018, Published online: 18 Nov 2018

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