The role of employee psychological wellbeing in cardiovascular health: When the twain shall meet

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-208

  Wright, Thomas A ^a   Cropanzano, Russell ^b   Bonett, Douglas G ^c   Diamond, W John ^d,e  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

^d InteMedica   (United States)

^e University of Shanghai   (China)

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EID: 59449091140     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.592     Document Type: Article

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