Working Conditions and Well-Being Among Women Office Workers

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 263-281

  Coray, Kevin E ^c   Cohen, Barbara G F ^b  

^a Center for the Child   (United States)

^b Internal Revenue Service   (United States)

^c Human Management Services Inc ^*  (United States)

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EID: 21144484242     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: 15327590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10447319209526042     Document Type: Article

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