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Each One Counts: Basic Needs Mediating the Association Between Social Support and Vitality at Work

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|Nov 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjwop.54 | Journal eISSN: 2002-2867
Language: English
Page range: 6 - 6
Submitted on: Apr 23, 2018
Accepted on: Oct 15, 2018
Published on: Nov 2, 2018
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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