Bridge Employment and Retirees' Health: A Longitudinal Investigation

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 374-389

  Zhan, Yujie ^a   Wang, Mo ^a   Liu, Songqi ^a   Shultz, Kenneth S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bridge employment; health outcomes; retirement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CAREER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENSIONER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETIREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350440305     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015285     Document Type: Article

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