Neuroticism and work-related stress in a sample of health care workers

Psychology and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 897-911

  Knussen, Christina ^a   Niven, Catherine A ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Health care workers; Neuroticism; Occupational stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347773106     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449908407355     Document Type: Article

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