The age discrimination in employment act and the challenge of population aging

Research on Aging

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-68

  Neumark, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age discrimination; Age Discrimination in Employment Act; Population aging

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349086099     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027508324640     Document Type: Article

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