The effects of hours of work on health: A meta-analytic review

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 391-408

  Sparks, Kate ^a   Cooper, Cary ^a   Fried, Yitzhak ^b   Shirom, Arie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0031494180     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1997.tb00656.x     Document Type: Article

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