STUDY OF PROFESSIONAL STRESS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
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عنوان ژورنال: GISAP:Psychological Sciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2054-6513,2054-6505
DOI: 10.18007/gisap:ps.v0i13.1710