Theories of psychological stress at work

Handbook of Occupational Health and Wellness

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 23-38

  Dewe, Philip J ^a   O'Driscoll, Michael P ^b   Cooper, Cary L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84894417641     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4839-6_2     Document Type: Chapter

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