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Rehabilitation in Practice

Implementation of standardized time limits in sickness insurance and return-to-work: Experiences of four actors

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Pages 1404-1411 | Received 13 Sep 2011, Accepted 14 Nov 2011, Published online: 26 Dec 2011

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