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Examining the factorial structure, measurement invariance and convergent and discriminant validity of a novel self-report measure of work ability: work ability – personal radar

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Pages 1445-1460 | Received 28 Feb 2014, Accepted 24 Dec 2014, Published online: 03 Feb 2015

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