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Research Article

Sickness certification for patients with acute cough/LRTI in primary care in Poland and Norway

Maciek Godycki-Cwirko Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marek Nocun Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland; Department of Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz, Poland
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Christopher C Butler Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales
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Magdalena Muras Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Nils Fleten Department of Community Medicine, University of Tromso, Tromso, Norway
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Hasse Melbye General Practice Research Unit, Department of Community Medicine, University of Tromso, Tromso, Norway
Pages 13-18 | Received 25 Jun 2010, Accepted 29 Nov 2010, Published online: 29 Dec 2010

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