Even lawyers get the blues: Gender, depression, and job satisfaction in legal practice

Law and Society Review

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-78

  Kay, John Hagan Fiona ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 33847292274     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2007.00291.x     Document Type: Review

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