Personality as a moderator in the relations between perceptions of organizational justice and sickness absence

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 379-395

  Elovainio, Marko ^a   Kivimäki, Mika ^b   Vahtera, Jussi ^c   Virtanen, Marianna ^c   Keltikangas Järvinen, Liisa ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

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EID: 0345116429     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-8791(02)00058-1     Document Type: Article

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