Chronic disease and labour force participation among older Australians

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 447-450

  Schofield, Deborah J ^a   Shrestha, Rupendra N ^a   Passey, Megan E ^a   Earnest, Arul ^a   Fletcher, Susan L ^a  

^a Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EAR DISEASE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FUNDING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NOISE INJURY; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RETIREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX; SPINE DISEASE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 56349154477     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02119.x     Document Type: Article

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