Healthy and unhealthy stress unwinding: Promoting health in small businesses

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 221-247

  Patterson, Camille R ^a   Bennett, Joel B ^b   Wiitala, Wyndy L ^c  

^a Tarrant Cncl Alcoholism/Drug Abuse   (United States)

^b Organizational Wellness and Learning Systems   (United States)

^c RMC RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Prevention; Stress; Substance abuse; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844457133     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-005-8261-5     Document Type: Article

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