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Research Article

Return to work after lumbar disc herniation surgery: an occupational cohort study

Raul Laasika Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland;
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Petteri Lankinenb Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland;;c Satakunta Central Hospital, Pori, Finland;
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Mika Kivimäkid Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland;;e Clinicum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;;f Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK;
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Marko H Nevaa Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland;
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Ville Aaltod Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland;
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Tuula Oksanend Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland;;g Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland;
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Jussi Vahterah Department of Public Health, University of Turku, and Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Keijo T Mäkeläb Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland;Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 638-643 | Published online: 16 Jul 2021

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