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Dr. Franche is a clinical psychologist and a consultant in work disability prevention and occupational health. She is an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, at the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, and at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, and is an adjunct scientist at the Institute for Work & Health. She has extensive expertise in return-to-work research. Her research focuses on developing a better understanding of how organizational, healthcare, and individual factors contribute to safe, sustainable, and healthy return to work following injury or ill health.
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Review Article 16 October 2010
Work disability prevention in rural healthcare workers
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