The effect of retirement on weight

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 656-665

  Chung, Sukyung ^a   Domino, Marisa E ^b   Stearns, Sally C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Occupation; Retirement; Wealth

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PENSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGED; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PENSIONS; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 69249240155     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbn044     Document Type: Article

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