Participants' appraisals of process issues and the effects of stress management interventions

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 793-810

  Nielsen, Karina ^a   Randall, Raymond ^b   Albertsen, Karen ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34548069321     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.450     Document Type: Article

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