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Work & Stress
An International Journal of Work, Health & Organisations
Volume 19, 2005 - Issue 2
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Talking about work stress: Discourse analysis and implications for stress interventions

Avril M. B. Harkness Community Living British Columbia, 2752 East 41st Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5R 2X1
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Bonita C. Long Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, University of British Columbia, 2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z4Correspondence[email protected]
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Nicole Bermbach Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, University of British Columbia, 2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z4
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Kathryn Patterson Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, University of British Columbia, 2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z4
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Sharalyn Jordan Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, University of British Columbia, 2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z4
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Howard Kahn School of Management and Languages, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH4 3HY, Scotland, UK
Pages 121-136 | Published online: 23 Feb 2007

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