Attitudes to work and retirement: Generalization or diversity?

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-35

  Jonsson, H ^a,b   Andersson, L ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Occupational science; Occupational therapy; Occupational transition; Retirement attitudes; Social gerontology; Voluntary work; Work attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037991347     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110381299443825     Document Type: Article

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