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Association between Field of Work, Years of Service, and Sickness Absenteeism in Public Administration

By: Jernej Buzeti  
Open Access
|Mar 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orga-2020-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1581-1832 | Journal ISSN: 1318-5454
Language: English
Page range: 53 - 67
Submitted on: Oct 9, 2019
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Accepted on: Feb 7, 2020
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Published on: Mar 17, 2020
Published by: University of Maribor
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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