Are you sure? The role of uncertainty in career

Journal of Employment Counseling

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 98-116

  Trevor Roberts, Edwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 33749250218     PISSN: 00220787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1920.2006.tb00010.x     Document Type: Review

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