Can they carry on working? Later retirement, health, and social inequality in an aging population

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-23

  Bellaby, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH AND DISEASE;

AGING; DATA ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MARKET; PENSION; POLICY; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING; WORK CAPACITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTHY WORKER EFFECT; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 30344454693     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/EE2N-4A1Q-ARVD-XN05     Document Type: Review

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