Labour market interventions as predictors of re-employment, job seeking activity and psychological distress among the unemployed

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 523-538

  Vuori, Jukka ^a   Vesalainen, Janne ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

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EID: 0033249342     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317999166824     Document Type: Article

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