Counseling older workers confronting ageist stereotypes and discrimination

Ageism and Mistreatment of Older Workers: Current Reality, Future Solutions

Volumn 9789400755215, Issue , 2013, Pages 135-144

  Jackson, Margo A ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84932180011     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5521-5_8     Document Type: Chapter

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