Effects of organizational level and gender on stress in the workplace

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 243-261

  Vagg, Peter R ^a   Spielberger, Charles D ^a   Wasala, Carol F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Job Stress Survey; Organizational level; Workplace stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036356265     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019964331348     Document Type: Article

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