Coping with stress in a cross cultural setting: The case of Japanese and American employees of a Japanese plant in the United States

AAOHN Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 278-287

  Gage, Lois W ^a   Takeshita, Yuzuru J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0029994809     PISSN: 08910162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507999604400605     Document Type: Review

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