What is retirement? A review and assessment of alternative concepts and measures

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-76

  Denton, Frank T ^a,b   Spencer, Byron G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Concepts of retirement; Measures of retirement

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; LABOR; MARKETING; PENSION; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WORK CAPACITY;

AGED; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RETIREMENT; WORK;

EID: 68949132639     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980809090047     Document Type: Review

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