Development and validation of a work-specific measure of cognitive failure: Implications for occupational safety

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 615-632

  Wallace, J Craig ^a,c   Chen, Gilad ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Tulane University   (United States)

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EID: 33645661975     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 09631798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317905X37442     Document Type: Article

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