Good health - Is it worth it? Mood states, physical well-being, job satisfaction and absenteeism in members and non-members of a British corporate health and fitness club

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-134

  Daley, Amanda J ^a,b   Parfitt, Gaynor ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030514759     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1996.tb00604.x     Document Type: Article

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