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Reframing workplace relations?: conflict resolution and mediation in a Primary Care Trust

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Reframing workplace relations? conflict resolution and mediation in a Primary Care Trust. / Saundry, Richard; McArdle, Louise; Thomas, Pete.
In: Work, Employment and Society, Vol. 27, No. 2, 04.2013, p. 213-231.

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Saundry, R, McArdle, L & Thomas, P 2013, 'Reframing workplace relations? conflict resolution and mediation in a Primary Care Trust', Work, Employment and Society, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 213-231. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017012472236

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Saundry, R., McArdle, L., & Thomas, P. (2013). Reframing workplace relations? conflict resolution and mediation in a Primary Care Trust. Work, Employment and Society, 27(2), 213-231. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017012472236

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Saundry R, McArdle L, Thomas P. Reframing workplace relations? conflict resolution and mediation in a Primary Care Trust. Work, Employment and Society. 2013 Apr;27(2):213-231. Epub 2013 Mar 6. doi: 10.1177/0950017012472236

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Saundry, Richard ; McArdle, Louise ; Thomas, Pete. / Reframing workplace relations? conflict resolution and mediation in a Primary Care Trust. In: Work, Employment and Society. 2013 ; Vol. 27, No. 2. pp. 213-231.

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