Anticipation of retirement among baby boomers

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 137-159

  Winston, Norma A ^a   Barnes, Jo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ageing; Baby boomers; Retirement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 35949002462     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v19n03_10     Document Type: Article

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