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Original Articles

Ladders and lifting: How gender affects safety behaviors in the fire service

, MPH, , MPH, CPH & , PhD, MPH, CPPS
Pages 206-225 | Received 16 Nov 2016, Accepted 13 Jul 2017, Published online: 19 Sep 2017

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