Outbreaks of mass hysteria at workplaces in Singapore: Some patterns and modes of presentation

Mass Psychogenic Illness: A Social Psychological Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 21-31

  Phoon, W H ^a  

^a Ministry of Manpower Government of Singapore   (Singapore)

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EID: 85068050868     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315825694     Document Type: Chapter

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