The effect of unemployment on mental health

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-99

  Murphy, Gregory C ^b   Athanasou, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0033100367     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317999166518     Document Type: Article

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