Unwinding, Recuperation, and Health Among Compulsory School and High School Teachers in Sweden

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-234

  Aronsson, Gunnar ^a   Svensson, Lennart ^a   Gustafsson, Klas ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allostatic load; Anticipatory stress; Ill health; Recuperation; Sick leave; Teachers; Unwinding

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842584376     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1072-5245.10.3.217     Document Type: Article

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