Policy-level interventions and work-related psychosocial risk management in the European Union

Work and Stress

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 298-307

  Leka, Stavroula ^a   Jain, Aditya ^a   Wetsloot, Gerard ^b   Cox, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

European union; Policy level interventions; Psychosocial risk management; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649712781     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678373.2010.519918     Document Type: Article

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