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Validating the Model of Lifestyle Balance on a Working Swedish Population

Petra Wagman BScOT, BSc Psychology, Reg OT School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Carita Håkansson PhD, Reg OT School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, Sweden
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Kathleen M. Matuska PhD, OTR/L St. Catherine University, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy Department, Saint Paul, USA
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Anita Björklund PhD, Reg OT School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, Sweden
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Torbjörn Falkmer PhD School of Occupational Therapy & Social Work, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Sweden; School of Occupational Therapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, and Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden
Pages 106-114 | Published online: 12 Jul 2011

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