Sleep problems and disability retirement: A register-based follow-up study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 173, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 871-881

  Lallukka, Tea ^a   Haaramo, Peija ^a   Lahelma, Eero ^a   Rahkonen, Ossi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

employment; Finland; mental health; middle aged; musculoskeletal diseases; retirement; sleep

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; AGING POPULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA SET; DISABILITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT; SLEEP; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADULT; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SLEEP DISORDERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

ETELA SUOMEN; FINLAND; HELSINKI;

EID: 79953847658     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq462     Document Type: Article

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