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[Workers' health in Brazilian state constitutions: a comparative analysis]

Oliveira1, Oliveira, Ribeiro

  • 1Centro de Estudos da Saúde do Trabalhador e Ecologia Humana, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21041-210, Brasil.

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