Adaptation of the older worker to occupational challenges

Work

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 71-78

  Moyers, Penelope A ^a   Coleman, Shelley D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Mastery; Older worker

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGING; AWARENESS; DEVICE; EMPLOYER; ERGONOMICS; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; SKILL; TRAINING; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

EID: 1642411837     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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