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Industry Differences in Employers’ Hiring Attitudes Towards Disabled Job Seekers

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|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1150 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 89 - 105
Submitted on: May 7, 2024
Accepted on: Oct 2, 2024
Published on: Feb 11, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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