Job satisfaction and subjective well-being in a sample of nurses

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 922-938

  Sparks, Stephen A ^a,b   Corcoran, K J ^a   Nabors, L A ^a   Hovanitz, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 25144508935     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02153.x     Document Type: Review

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