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Testing the joint health and safety committee assessment tool in the education sector

K. NicholVHA Home HealthCare, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ;Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ;Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ;Lawerence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Correspondence[email protected]
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I. KudlaDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ;Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ;St. Michael’s Hospital, Occupational Health Clinic, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; View further author information
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V. YoungElementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; View further author information
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J. ErikssonCollaborative Academic Practice, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; View further author information
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D. BuddCentre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ;Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; View further author information
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D. L. HolnessDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ;Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ;Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ;Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ;Division of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
Pages 209-215 | Published online: 16 Apr 2019

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