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Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of Two Theoretically Based Career Interventions

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|Dec 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/njtcg.94 | Journal eISSN: 2003-8046
Language: English
Page range: 137 - 151
Submitted on: Aug 27, 2024
Accepted on: Dec 17, 2024
Published on: Dec 30, 2024
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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