Occupational stress, negative affectivity and physical health in special and general education teachers in Greece

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 204-209

  Lazuras, Lambros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (Greece)

Author keywords

Health; Mainstream; Questionnaires; Special schools; Stress; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750586606     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8578.2006.00440.x     Document Type: Review

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