
Health Education and Communication in Occupational Health Services in Finland
By: Helena Palmgren, Päivi Jalonen and Simo Kaleva
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-59-2008-1888 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 (formerly 0004-1254) | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 171 - 181
Published on: Sep 16, 2008
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