The Cabin Crew Blues. Middle-aged Cabin Attendants and Their Working Conditions
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Cabin Crew Safety November-December 1990
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عنوان ژورنال: Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2245-0157
DOI: 10.19154/njwls.v5i4.4842