Workplace discrimination and cancer

Work

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 313-322

  McKeanna, Maureen A ^a   Fabian, Ellen ^a   Hurley, Jessica E ^b   McMahon, Brian T ^b   West, Steven L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LAW SUIT; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; SALARY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNEMPLOYMENT; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREJUDICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34748844369     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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