Occupational Stress and Coping with Stress: A Critique

Human Relations

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 441-461

  Newton, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84964130438     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001872678904200505     Document Type: Article

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