Meta-Analysis of the Correlates of Employee Absence

Human Relations

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 211-227

  Farrell, Dan ^a   Stamm, Carol Lee ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84964133658     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001872678804100302     Document Type: Article

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