Work stress in America

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-113

  Peterson, Michael ^a   Wilson, John F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

America; Culture; Stress; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442456679     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1072-5245.11.2.91     Document Type: Review

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