Mortality in relation to disability pension: Findings from a 12-year prospective population-based cohort study in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 341-347

  Karlsson, Nadine E ^a   Alexanderson, Kristina A e ^a   Carstensen, John M ^b   Gjesdal, Sturla ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cohort analysis; disability pension; early retirement; mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PENSION; PENSIONER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN; UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PENSIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 34250366999     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940601159229     Document Type: Article

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