Hassles on the job: A study of a job intervention with urban bus drivers

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-208

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

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0033084305     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199903)20:2<199::AID-JOB939>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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