The validity of the science student stress inventory using a sample of South African high school students

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-89

  Jegede, Olugbemiro J ^a   Naidoo, Prem ^b   Okebukola, Peter A O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

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EID: 33947261906     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0263514960140106     Document Type: Article

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