Development of a scale to assess occupational stress in rural general practitioners

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-128

  Dua, Jagdish ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 21344444065     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01857720     Document Type: Article

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