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Alonso-Nuez MJ, Cañete-Lairla MÁ, García-Madurga MÁ, Gil-Lacruz AI, Gil-Lacruz M, Rosell-Martínez J, Saz-Gil I. Corporate social responsibility and workplace health promotion: A systematic review. Front Psychol 2022; 13:1011879. [PMID: 36312126 PMCID: PMC9610113 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1011879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The complex situation that global society is facing as a result of COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of companies committing to the principles of social responsibility. Among the internal initiatives, those related to the health of workers are, obviously, highly topical. The objective of our research is to provide concise knowledge of the relationship between workplace health promotion (WHP) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) so that the relevant specialized research was gathered in a single document that lays the foundations of its applicability. A systematic review, following the PRISMA method, has been carried out. Twenty-seven articles have been selected from the main scientific databases. Their qualitative analysis concludes that CSR and WHP are linked, have beneficial reciprocal effects, need committed leadership respectful of autonomy and voluntariness, and require the establishment of specific goals within the framework of the organizations' sustainability policies. Future studies should establish the impact of the pandemic on these aspects.
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- Departamento de Dirección y Organización de Empresas, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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Mavroulidis M, Vouros P, Fotiadis S, Konstantakopoulou F, Fountoulakis G, Nikolaou I, Evangelinos K. Occupational health and safety of multinational construction companies through evaluation of corporate social responsibility reports. JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH 2022; 81:45-54. [PMID: 35589305 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2022.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this paper is to examine Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) behavior in the construction industry through the assessment of Corporate Social Responsibility reports. The level of accident rates in the construction industry place OHS issues at the heart of their strategic management. METHOD The assessment of OHS issues was made by drawing appropriate data from the Corporate Social Responsibility reports of 19 multinational construction companies published on a voluntary basis. RESULTS The findings show a low response rate by the companies sampled to the requirements of stakeholders for responsible organizational behavior and accountability for their consequences. Most of the companies sampled have only focused on a small number of OHS issues to assure the transparency of the information published such as OHS governance, accident and illness rates, training hours, third party assurance, and membership of externally developed OHS charters. Similarly, other important OHS issues seem to be less covered by the companies sampled such as the representation of total workforce in OHS committees, the percentage of high risk occupations, and OHS practices in the supply chain.
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- Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, Lesvos 81100 Greece
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- Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, Lesvos 81100 Greece
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- Business Economics and Environmental Technology Lab, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece
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Hoffmann C, Stassen G, Schaller A. Theory-Based, Participatory Development of a Cross-Company Network Promoting Physical Activity in Germany: A Mixed-Methods Approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E8952. [PMID: 33271973 PMCID: PMC7729513 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17238952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The untapped potential of workplace health promotion (WHP) in smaller companies and the promising approach to promote physical activity in the workplace requires application-oriented approaches. This study describes the participatory, theory-based development of a cross-company network with a multicomponent intervention for promoting physical activity in smaller companies. The BIG-Manual (from the "Movement as an Investment for Health" project, German-BIG) was the theoretical framework for developing the cross-company network. Qualitative and quantitative data sources were used to identify the requests and requirements of stakeholders (employees on site, local exercise providers, company representatives and network partners) regarding measures promoting physical activity and the cross-company network. The methods applied included two workshops (n = 13; n = 15), individual semi-structured interviews (n = 8) and a survey (n = 285). The analysis revealed that a large number of stakeholders must be taken into consideration for physical activity promotion in cross-company networks. Many similarities between the requests of employees and further stakeholders concerning a multicomponent intervention for promoting physical activity could be identified. Present gender-specific and physical activity-related differences show the importance of target group-specific intervention planning in the context of WHP. This study makes an important contribution for the development of future cross-company networks promoting physical activity and yields valuable information for the design of a multicomponent intervention promoting physical activity.
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- Carina Hoffmann
- Working Group Physical Activity-Related Prevention Research, Institute of Movement Therapy and Movement-Oriented Prevention and Rehabilitation, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Muengersdorf 6, 50933 Cologne, Germany; (G.S.); (A.S.)
- Institute for Occupational Health Promotion, Neumarkt 35-37, 50667 Cologne, Germany
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- Working Group Physical Activity-Related Prevention Research, Institute of Movement Therapy and Movement-Oriented Prevention and Rehabilitation, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Muengersdorf 6, 50933 Cologne, Germany; (G.S.); (A.S.)
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- Working Group Physical Activity-Related Prevention Research, Institute of Movement Therapy and Movement-Oriented Prevention and Rehabilitation, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Muengersdorf 6, 50933 Cologne, Germany; (G.S.); (A.S.)
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Franco-Trigo L, Fernandez-Llimos F, Martínez-Martínez F, Benrimoj SI, Sabater-Hernández D. Stakeholder analysis in health innovation planning processes: A systematic scoping review. Health Policy 2020; 124:1083-1099. [PMID: 32829927 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Integrating health innovations into the health system is a complex endeavour that requires a well-designed planning process engaging key stakeholders. Stakeholder analyses lay the foundations to inform appropriate planning processes and undertake strategic actions. A systematic scoping review was performed to explore how stakeholder analyses are applied in health innovation planning processes and a guideline to report stakeholder analyses was developed. The literature search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus and DOAJ; grey literature was sought using Google. Articles reporting stakeholder analyses during the planning process of health policies, systems, products and technologies, and services and delivery methods were included. Fifty-one records were incorporated in the qualitative synthesis. Stakeholder analyses were conducted worldwide, used in all types of health innovations, applied in all phases of the planning process and conducted both prospectively and retrospectively. The steps followed to perform stakeholder analysis, the methods used, the stakeholder attributes analysed and how authors reported the analyses were heterogeneous. Forty-one studies reported the identification of stakeholders, 50 differentiated/categorised them and 25 analysed stakeholder relationships. Only some authors proposed future actions based on the results obtained in their stakeholder analysis. A list of Reporting Items for Stakeholder Analysis (i.e., the RISA tool) is proposed to contribute to the reporting guidelines to enhancing the quality and transparency of health research.
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- L Franco-Trigo
- Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney. Level 4, Building 7, 67 Thomas St. Ultimo. NSW 2007 PO Box 123, Australia; MJFD Academic Centre of Pharmaceutical Care, University of Granada. Faculty of Pharmacy, Campus Universitario Cartuja S/N, 18071, Granada, Spain; Pharmaceutical Care Research Group, University of Granada. Faculty of Pharmacy, Campus Universitario Cartuja S/N, 18071, Granada, Spain.
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Drug Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Portugal.
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- MJFD Academic Centre of Pharmaceutical Care, University of Granada. Faculty of Pharmacy, Campus Universitario Cartuja S/N, 18071, Granada, Spain; Pharmaceutical Care Research Group, University of Granada. Faculty of Pharmacy, Campus Universitario Cartuja S/N, 18071, Granada, Spain.
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- Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney. Level 4, Building 7, 67 Thomas St. Ultimo. NSW 2007 PO Box 123, Australia.
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- Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney. Level 4, Building 7, 67 Thomas St. Ultimo. NSW 2007 PO Box 123, Australia; MJFD Academic Centre of Pharmaceutical Care, University of Granada. Faculty of Pharmacy, Campus Universitario Cartuja S/N, 18071, Granada, Spain; Pharmaceutical Care Research Group, University of Granada. Faculty of Pharmacy, Campus Universitario Cartuja S/N, 18071, Granada, Spain.
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Lentferink A, Polstra L, D'Souza A, Oldenhuis H, Velthuijsen H, van Gemert-Pijnen L. Creating value with eHealth: identification of the value proposition with key stakeholders for the resilience navigator app. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2020; 20:76. [PMID: 32340615 PMCID: PMC7184708 DOI: 10.1186/s12911-020-1088-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND For a stress-management app to be persuasive and impactful, designers and developers should obtain a clear perspective of the value proposition according to key stakeholders before development. However, this is often not the case. In order to increase the chance of creating an impact by means of the Resilience Navigator app, this study aims to identify key stakeholders and work with them to gain an in-depth understanding of the value proposition of this stress-management app. METHODS The approach used in this study builds on the approaches taken by Van Limburg et al. and Van Woezik et al. An initial list of stakeholders was identified by means of a literature scan. Stakeholders on this initial list took an online survey to identify key stakeholders with a ranking system. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a subset of key stakeholders to identify the value proposition using the value proposition canvas as a framework for data collection. Finally, the value proposition was validated by key stakeholders during focus groups. RESULTS The key stakeholders identified included employees, employers, participation councils within organisations, HR advisors, product owners, company doctors, and business analysts. The interviews produced a list of approximately one hundred values from which fifteen core values were distilled. One example is to take into account time constraints experienced by users during stress periods. In general, the Resilience Navigator app's main goal is to increase awareness of personal stress levels and causes of stress. In addition, the sub-goal is to increase skills for effective stress management. The focus groups validated the idea that the most important values were reflected in the value proposition and had been appropriately translated into design elements, according to key stakeholders. CONCLUSIONS A thorough, bottom-up identification and validation of the value proposition for the Resilience Navigator app was obtained, reflecting key stakeholders' varying ideas on this piece of eHealth technology. The results will facilitate the continued development of the Resilience Navigator app from the value specification phase to the design phase. In the design phase, the remaining assumptions regarding the app's value proposition should be tested using rapid prototyping.
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- Aniek Lentferink
- Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, 10 De Zul, Enschede, 7522, NJ, The Netherlands. .,Marian van Os Centre for Entrepreneurship, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Marian van Os Centre for Entrepreneurship, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Marian van Os Centre for Entrepreneurship, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Marian van Os Centre for Entrepreneurship, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Marian van Os Centre for Entrepreneurship, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, 10 De Zul, Enschede, 7522, NJ, The Netherlands
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Reimbursement scheme for China’s public hospitals from perspective of stakeholders. CHINESE MANAGEMENT STUDIES 2019. [DOI: 10.1108/cms-06-2018-0572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
Public hospitals in China usually rely on revenues from medical services and medications to compensate for major costs given their nonprofit nature. The lack of government subsidies and unreasonable prices of medical services have led to high medical costs and unbalanced reimbursement system for public hospitals. There is a critical need of research on improvement of reimbursement system that will create positive effect on China’s health-care system. This paper aims to focus on four dimensions of stakeholders (government, patients, medical insurance agencies and social organization) and six major expenditures to explore reimbursement scheme for public hospitals in China with the purpose of relieving unbalanced income and expenditure of hospitals, avoiding medication markups and reducing medical expenses from patients.
Design/methodology/approach
In this paper, the authors study reimbursement scheme for public hospitals from the perspective of four dimensions of stakeholders and how stakeholders reimburse six major expenditures of hospitals. A total of 128 effective samples were collected from financial data of 32 public hospitals through 2009-2012. This paper analyzes the econometric models of the selected revenue and expenditure. This paper analyzes the econometric models of the selected revenue and expenditure using linear regression. The linear relationship between each cost and different types of incomes (i.e. reimbursements from government, patients, insurance agencies and social organization) is analyzed before and after cancelling the medication markups.
Findings
Results from empirical research verify that government reimbursement is insufficient, and using medication markups to compensate for medical service costs has become a serious problem for China’s public hospitals. To avoid the medication markups and improve the reimbursement scheme, government should reimburse labor cost, fixed assets cost and research cost; patients and medical insurance agencies should reimburse the costs of medical service, medication and administration/operations; and social organization should supplement the fixed assets cost.
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In this study, the authors defined and classified stakeholders of reimbursement scheme for public hospitals in China, which help understand the roles and effects that different stakeholders can play in compensation. Along with the proposed reimbursement scheme framework, this study will help make effective implementation of new health-care reform program in China.
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Törnquist Agosti M, Bringsén Å, Andersson I. The complexity of resources related to work-life balance and well-being – a survey among municipality employees in Sweden. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2017.1340323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Madelaine Törnquist Agosti
- School of Health and Society, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Science, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- School of Health and Society, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden
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- School of Health and Society, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden
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Skivington K, Lifshen M, Mustard C. Implementing a collaborative return-to-work program: Lessons from a qualitative study in a large Canadian healthcare organization. Work 2017; 55:613-624. [PMID: 27792035 PMCID: PMC5147494 DOI: 10.3233/wor-162437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Comprehensive workplace return-to-work policies, applied with consistency, can reduce length of time out of work and the risk of long-term disability. This paper reports on the findings from a qualitative study exploring managers' and return-to-work-coordinators' views on the implementation of their organization's new return-to-work program. OBJECTIVES To provide practical guidance to organizations in designing and implementing return-to-work programs for their employees. METHODS Semi-structured qualitative interviews were undertaken with 20 managers and 10 return-to-work co-ordinators to describe participants' perspectives on the progress of program implementation in the first 18 months of adoption. The study was based in a large healthcare organization in Ontario, Canada. Thematic analysis of the data was conducted. RESULTS We identified tensions evident in the early implementation phase of the organization's return-to-work program. These tensions were attributed to uncertainties concerning roles and responsibilities and to circumstances where objectives or principles appeared to be in conflict. CONCLUSIONS The implementation of a comprehensive and collaborative return-to-work program is a complex challenge. The findings described in this paper may provide helpful guidance for organizations embarking on the development and implementation of a return-to-work program.
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- Kathryn Skivington
- Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.,MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Larsson R, Åkerlind I, Sandmark H. Managing workplace health promotion in municipal organizations: The perspective of senior managers. Work 2017; 53:485-98. [PMID: 26519015 DOI: 10.3233/wor-152177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous research indicates that companies manage workplace health in various ways, but more in-depth empirical knowledge of how workplace health promotion (WHP) is managed in public sector organizations is needed. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore how WHP is managed and incorporated into the general management system in two large Swedish municipal organizations. METHODS A qualitative descriptive approach was used. Fourteen senior managers were purposefully selected and interviewed using semi-structured interviews. Documents were used as supplementary data. All data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. RESULTS The management of WHP was described as a set of components that together contribute to the organization's capacity for WHP. The informants described WHP as dominated by fitness programmes and as following a problem-solving cycle, in which the annual employee survey emerged as an important managerial tool. Achieving feasible WHP measures and appropriate follow-ups were described as challenges. The provision of leadership competence for WHP and use of supportive resources were described as additional components. CONCLUSIONS The WHP management approach needs to be broadened to include work environment and organizational factors. Further integration with occupational health and safety and the general management system in the organizations is also needed.
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Martinsson C, Lohela-Karlsson M, Kwak L, Bergström G, Hellman T. What incentives influence employers to engage in workplace health interventions? BMC Public Health 2016; 16:854. [PMID: 27552912 PMCID: PMC4995638 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3534-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To achieve a sustainable working life it is important to know more about what could encourage employers to increase the use of preventive and health promotive interventions. The objective of the study is to explore and describe the employer perspective regarding what incentives influence their use of preventive and health promotive workplace interventions. METHOD Semi-structured focus group interviews were carried out with 20 representatives from 19 employers across Sweden. The economic sectors represented were municipalities, government agencies, defence, educational, research, and development institutions, health care, manufacturing, agriculture and commercial services. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and the data were analysed using latent content analysis. RESULTS Various incentives were identified in the analysis, namely: "law and provisions", "consequences for the workplace", "knowledge of worker health and workplace health interventions", "characteristics of the intervention", "communication and collaboration with the provider". The incentives seemed to influence the decision-making in parallel with each other and were not only related to positive incentives for engaging in workplace health interventions, but also to disincentives. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that the decision to engage in workplace health interventions was influenced by several incentives. There are those incentives that lead to a desire to engage in a workplace health intervention, others pertain to aspects more related to the intervention use, such as the characteristics of the employer, the provider and the intervention. It is important to take all incentives into consideration when trying to understand the decision-making process for workplace health interventions and to bridge the gap between what is produced through research and what is used in practice.
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- Camilla Martinsson
- Intervention and Implementation Research Unit, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Intervention and Implementation Research Unit, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Intervention and Implementation Research Unit, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Intervention and Implementation Research Unit, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Intervention and Implementation Research Unit, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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