Factors associated with retirement-related job lock in older workers with recent occupational injury

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 26, 2008, Pages 1976-1983

  Benjamin, Katy ^a,c   Pransky, Glenn ^b,c   Savageau, Judith ^c  

^a UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Employment; Job lock; Occupational injuries; Older workers; Retirement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGED WORKER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB LOCK; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WORK DISABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COMORBIDITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INSURANCE COVERAGE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW HAMPSHIRE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 57749109375     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280701772963     Document Type: Article

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