Like a High Wave: Adjustment to Retirement

Gerontologist

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-236

  Nuttman Shwartz, Orit ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Life scenario; Narrative; Quality of life; Retirement; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 2142661556     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/44.2.229     Document Type: Review

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