Micro-epidemiology of the healthy worker effect?

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D Heederik. Occup Environ Med. 2006 Feb.

. 2006 Feb;63(2):83.

doi: 10.1136/oem.2005.024307.

¹ Division Environmental and Occupational Health, IRAS, Utrecht University, PO Box 80178, 3508 TD Utrecht, Netherlands. d.heederik@iras.uu.nl

Abstract

Commentary on the paper by Bakirci et al (see page 126)

Competing interests: none declared

Predictors of early leaving from the cotton spinning mill environment in newly hired workers.
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