Psychosocial work environment and sickness absence among British civil servants: the Whitehall II study.
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Change in health inequalities among British civil servants: the Whitehall II study.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.86.3.332