Working here makes me sick! The consequences of sick building syndrome

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-27

  Redman, Tom ^a   Hamilton, Peter ^a   Malloch, Hedley ^b   Kleymann, Birgit ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IESEG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (France)

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EID: 79953735489     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 09545395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2010.00155.x     Document Type: Article

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