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International Review of Psychiatry Volume 17, 2005 - Issue 5: Promoting mental well-being in the workplace: International perspectives
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A participatory approach to the promotion of well-being in the workplace: Lessons from empirical research

C. Munn-Giddings Institute of Health and Social Care, Anglia Polytechnic University, Chelmsford and Cambridge, Essex, UK
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C. Hart Institute of Health and Social Care, Anglia Polytechnic University, Chelmsford and Cambridge, Essex, UK
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S. Ramon Institute of Health and Social Care, Anglia Polytechnic University, Chelmsford and Cambridge, Essex, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 409-417 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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