Wellness, professional quality of life, and career-sustaining behaviors: What keeps Us well?

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-171

  Lawson, Gerard ^a   Myers, Jane ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 79953764082     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: 15566676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2011.tb00074.x     Document Type: Article

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