Occupational Safety and Health Among Young Workers in the Nordic Countries: A Systematic Literature Review |
Hanvold, Therese N.
(National Institute of Occupational Health)
Kines, Pete (National Research Centre for the Working Environment) Nykanen, Mikko (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health) Thomee, Sara (Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg) Holte, Kari A. (Norce, Norwegian Research Centre) Vuori, Jukka (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health) Waersted, Morten (National Institute of Occupational Health) Veiersted, Kaj B. (National Institute of Occupational Health) |
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