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Can personal control over the physical environment ease distractions in office workplaces?

So Young Lee Department of Housing and Interior Design, Chung-Ang University, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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J. L. Brand Ideation Group, Haworth, Holland, U.S.A.
Pages 324-335 | Received 18 Jun 2008, Accepted 01 Oct 2009, Published online: 25 Feb 2010

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