Monitoring mental stressors at work with the work health audit instrument factors: Results of validation studies

Sebastian Fischer; Kai Michael Kleinlercher; Wulf Rössler

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-32331-2_20

Monitoring mental stressors at work with the work health audit instrument factors: Results of validation studies

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Monitoring mental stressors at work with the work health audit instrument factors: Results of validation studies. / Fischer, Sebastian ; Kleinlercher, Kai Michael ; Rössler, Wulf.
Healthy at Work: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Hrsg. / Markus Wiencke; Mirella Cacace; Sebastian Fischer. Springer International Publishing AG, 2016. S. 283-298.

Publikation: Beiträge in Sammelwerken › Kapitel › begutachtet

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Fischer, S , Kleinlercher, KM & Rössler, W 2016, Monitoring mental stressors at work with the work health audit instrument factors: Results of validation studies. in M Wiencke, M Cacace & S Fischer (Hrsg.), Healthy at Work: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Springer International Publishing AG, S. 283-298. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32331-2_20

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Fischer, S., Kleinlercher, K. M., & Rössler, W. (2016). Monitoring mental stressors at work with the work health audit instrument factors: Results of validation studies. In M. Wiencke, M. Cacace, & S. Fischer (Hrsg.), Healthy at Work: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (S. 283-298). Springer International Publishing AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32331-2_20

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Fischer S , Kleinlercher KM , Rössler W. Monitoring mental stressors at work with the work health audit instrument factors: Results of validation studies. in Wiencke M, Cacace M, Fischer S, Hrsg., Healthy at Work: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Springer International Publishing AG. 2016. S. 283-298 doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-32331-2_20

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