Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 5 , Pages 378-383 , May 2009

Part-time work among older workers with disabilities in Europe

  • R. Pagán

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Received 2 July 2008 ,Revised 21 January 2009 ,Accepted 19 February 2009.

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PII: S0033-3506(09)00057-2

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.02.010

Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 5 , Pages 378-383 , May 2009

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