The effect of retirement on health: A panel analysis using data from the Swiss Household Panel

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 137, Issue 41-42, 2007, Pages 581-585

  Mojon Azzi, Stefania ^a   Sousa Poza, Alfonso ^a   Widmer, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Health; Retirement; SHP; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB STRESS; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RETIREMENT; SWITZERLAND; WELLBEING;

EID: 35549009864     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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