Trends in health and ability to work among the older working-age population

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1999, Pages

  Crimmins, Eileen M ^a   Reynolds, Sandra L ^b   Saito, Yasuhiko ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SECURITY; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0032915670     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/54B.1.S31     Document Type: Article

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