Associations of SF-36 mental health functioning and work and family related factors with intentions to retire early among employees

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 558-563

  Harkonmaki K ^a   Rahkonen, O ^a   Martikainen, P ^a   Silventoinen, K ^a   Lahelma, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RETIREMENT;

EID: 33746556778     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2005.022293     Document Type: Review

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