Organisational justice and mental health: A systematic review of prospective studies

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 694-700

  Ndjaboué, Ruth ^a   Brisson, Chantal ^a   Vézina, Michel ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JUSTICE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANISATIONAL JUSTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURAL JUSTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELATIONAL JUSTICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 85027928412     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2011-100595     Document Type: Review

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