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Review Article

A systematic review of literature on occupational health and safety interventions for older workers

Tim Bentleya Centre for Work + Wellbeing, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Leigh-ann Onnisb College of Business, Law & Governance, James Cook University, Cairns, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8496-6616View further author information
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Alexis Vassileyc School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0305-2389View further author information
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Ben Farr-Whartonc School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9987-934XView further author information
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Pages 1968-1983 | Received 20 Jun 2022, Accepted 26 Jan 2023, Published online: 13 Feb 2023

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