Maintaining family life under shiftwork schedules: A case study of a New Zealand petrochemical plant

New Zealand Journal of Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-37

  Handy, Jocelyn ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 77955680503     PISSN: 0112109X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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