Maintaining and enhancing older worker productivity

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-55

  Hursh, Norman ^a   Lui, John ^b   Pransky, Glenn ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STOUT   (United States)

^c LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EMPLOYABILITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ERGONOMICS; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIFELONG LEARNING; PENSION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRODUCTIVITY; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; WELLBEING; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 33750214419     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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