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Health and safety needs of older workers [electronic resource] / Committee on the Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers ; David H. Wegman and James P. McGee, editors. - Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004. - xiv, 301 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Demographic characteristics of the older workforce -- The role of the changing labor market and the changing nature of work in older workers' work experiences and health outcomes -- The social and economic context of work for older persons -- Physical and cognitive differences between older and younger workers -- Effects of workplace exposures on older workers -- Programs and policies related to the older workforce and safe work -- Interventions for older workers -- Conclusions and recommendations.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Older people--Employment--Health aspects--United States.
Age and employment--United States.
Industrial hygiene--United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: RC963.6.A43 / H435 2004eb

Dewey Class. No.: 363.11/00973