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Congruence Rules! Increased Self-efficacy after Occupational Health Interventions—if Leaders and Teams Agree on the Participative Safety Climate Cover

Congruence Rules! Increased Self-efficacy after Occupational Health Interventions—if Leaders and Teams Agree on the Participative Safety Climate

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|Jun 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjwop.153 | Journal eISSN: 2002-2867
Language: English
Page range: 8 - 8
Submitted on: Mar 5, 2021
Accepted on: May 1, 2022
Published on: Jun 8, 2022
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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