Rikke Munk Killingmo, Anne Therese Tveter, Are Hugo Pripp, Alexander Tingulstad, Esther Maas, Tarjei Rysstad, Margreth Grotle
Modifiable prognostic factors of high societal costs among people on sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders: findings from an occupational cohort study
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