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  1. School of Health Sciences, Salford University, Greater Manchester, UK

    Z. Amir

  2. Department of Journalism Public Relations, Sibiu University, Sibiu, Romania

    A. Popa

  3. Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    S. Tamminga & A. de Boer

  4. Department of Human Services, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

    D. Yagil

  5. School of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK

    F. Munir

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Amir, Z., Popa, A., Tamminga, S. et al. Employer’s management of employees affected by cancer. Support Care Cancer 26, 681–684 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-017-3998-8

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