Working late: The impact of work after 70 on longevity, health and function

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 508-513

  Hammerman Rozenberg, Robert ^a   Maaravi, Yoram ^a   Cohen, Aaron ^a   Stessman, Jochanan ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Employment; Independent functions; Jerusalem Longitudinal Study; Longevity; Older persons; Self assessed health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB ANALYSIS; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; WELLBEING; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; ISRAEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; RETIREMENT; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RETIREMENT;

EID: 33744969380     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03327419     Document Type: Article

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