Occupational medicine and rheumatic diseases series Guidance on ill health retirement

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 573-576

  Poole, C J M ^a  

^a Dudley Priority Health NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ill health retirement; Pension rights; Rheumatic diseases

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; WORK DISABILITY; AGED; CONSULTATION; ECONOMICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

AGED; CONSULTANTS; GUIDELINES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PENSIONS; PREVALENCE; RETIREMENT; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0345880150     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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