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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Sick leave and disability pension among Swedish testicular cancer survivors according to clinical stage and treatment

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Pages 1770-1780 | Received 11 Dec 2014, Accepted 08 Feb 2015, Published online: 02 Apr 2015

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