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Age, gender, psychological wellbeing and the impact of losing the latent and manifest benefits of employment in unemployed people

Peter A. Creed
, Associate Professor &
Tania Watson
Pages 95-103 | Accepted 01 Aug 2003, Published online: 21 Aug 2006

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