Age discrimination in hiring practices against older adults in Western Australia: The case of accounting assistants

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-28

  Gringart, Eyal ^a   Helmes, Edward ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0347501650     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2001.tb00345.x     Document Type: Article

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