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Yoga for stress reduction and injury prevention at work.

At work employees face numerous psychological stressors that can undermine their work performance. These stressors, stemming from a variety of possible causes, have enormous health and financial impacts on employees as well as employers. Stress has been shown to be one of the factors leading to musc...

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Published in:Work Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 3 - 8
Main Author: Gura ST
Format: tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. 2002
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          Occupational-Related Injuries Prevention and Control
          Stress Management
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