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The Prevalence and Determinants of Return to Work in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review

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This work was supported by Innovation research team of high-level local universities in Shanghai (grant number: SHSMU-ZDCX20212802), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine: Nursing Development Program, and Shanghai Municipal Health Commission Health Industry Clinical Research Project (grant number: 20224Y0168). The founders had no involvement in any part of the study procedure nor in the decision to submit the article for publication.

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Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Wu, A. et al. The Prevalence and Determinants of Return to Work in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review. J Occup Rehabil 33, 418–431 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-022-10090-3

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