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Workplace Phobia, Workplace Problems, and Work Ability among Primary Care Patients with Chronic Mental Disorders

Beate Muschalla and Michael Linden
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2014, 27 (4) 486-494; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.04.130308
Beate Muschalla
From the Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Potsdam, Germany (BM); Psychosomatic Rehabilitation Research Group, Charité University of Medicine, Berlin, Germany (BM, ML); and the Department of Behavioral Medicine, Rehabilitation Center Seehof, Teltow, Germany (ML).
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Michael Linden
From the Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Potsdam, Germany (BM); Psychosomatic Rehabilitation Research Group, Charité University of Medicine, Berlin, Germany (BM, ML); and the Department of Behavioral Medicine, Rehabilitation Center Seehof, Teltow, Germany (ML).
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