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Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Volume 8, 2011 - Issue 1
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Evaluating the Association of Workplace Psychosocial Stressors with Occupational Injury, Illness, and Assault

Lezah P. Brown Illinois State University, College of Applied Science and Technology, Health Sciences Department, Normal, Illinois
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Kathleen M. Rospenda University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Chicago, Illinois
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Rosemary K. Sokas University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Department, Chicago, Illinois
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Lorraine Conroy University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Department, Chicago, Illinois
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Sally Freels University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, Chicago, Illinois
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Naomi G. Swanson National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio
Pages 31-37 | Published online: 05 Feb 2011

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