The older worker: Everyone's future

Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 437-446

  Munk, Karen ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accident rates; Ageing workforce; Manual dexterity; Physical ability; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 50649088179     PISSN: 08156409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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