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Musculoskeletal symptoms among hospital cleaners

Olivia Edna LasradoDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ole Jacob MøllerløkkenDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Bente Elisabeth MoenCentre for International Health, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Graziella Van den BerghFaculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bergen University College, Bergen, Norway
Pages 87-92 | Received 12 Oct 2015, Accepted 28 Feb 2016, Published online: 26 May 2016

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