Health and safety of the older worker

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-11

  Farrow, A ^a   Reynolds, F ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident; Health and safety; Injury; Older worker

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855416315     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqr148     Document Type: Article

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