Employment and retirement among workers who develop vision loss in midlife.
BACKGROUND: Vision loss increases with age and is thus more likely to happen later in one's career. With more individuals working beyond typical retirement age, the possibility of experiencing vision loss while working has increased. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate how develo...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 79; no. 3; pp. 819 - 831 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2024
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