The future for older workers: Opportunities and constraints

The Future for Older Workers: New Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 203-226

  Vickerstaff, Sarah ^a   Loretto, Wendy ^b   White, Phil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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