Age Discrimination in the Evaluation of Job Applicants

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-44

  Richardson, Ben ^a   Webb, Janine ^a   Webber, Lynne ^a   Smith, Kaye ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84872650281     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00979.x     Document Type: Article

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