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Work & Stress
An International Journal of Work, Health & Organisations
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When stressors make you work: Mechanisms linking challenge stressors to performance

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Pages 213-229 | Received 21 Aug 2013, Accepted 21 Oct 2014, Published online: 01 Sep 2015

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