Changes in health between ages 54 and 65: The role of job characteristics and socioeconomic status

Research on Aging

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 672-700

  Warren, John Robert ^a   Carayon, Pascale ^b   Hoonakker, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Musculoskeletal health; Self assessed overall health; Socioeconomic status; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349121354     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027508322639     Document Type: Article

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