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Research Paper

Associations between socio-demographic factors, encounters with healthcare professionals and perceived ability to return to work in people sick-listed due to heart failure in Sweden: a cross-sectional study

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Pages 168-173 | Received 12 Aug 2014, Accepted 16 Mar 2015, Published online: 02 Apr 2015

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