Housing tenure and early retirement for health reasons in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 472-479

  Hartig, Terry ^a   Fransson, Urban ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Early retirement; housing tenure; psychosocial factors; psychosocial work environment; socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HOME; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SWEDEN; VARIANCE;

ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OWNERSHIP; REGISTRIES; RETIREMENT; SICK LEAVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33749001964     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940600554727     Document Type: Article

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