Noise, psychosocial stress and their interaction in the workplace

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 213-222

  Leather, Phil ^a   Beale, Diane ^a   Sullivan, Lucy ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037497098     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-4944(02)00082-8     Document Type: Article

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