A longitudinal study of workload, health and well-being among male and female urban bus drivers

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-45

  Rydstedt, Leif W ^a   Johansson, Gunn ^a   Evans, Gary W ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032382967     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1998.tb00661.x     Document Type: Article

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