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Research Article

The ideal of consumer choice in social services: challenges with implementation in an Ontario injured worker vocational retraining programme

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Pages 2171-2179 | Received 24 Apr 2012, Accepted 28 Jan 2013, Published online: 25 Apr 2013

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