The effect of retirement and age at retirement on self-perceived health after three years of follow-up in Dutch 55-64-year-olds

Ageing and Society

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 281-306

  Rijs, Kelly J ^a   Cozijnsen, Rabina ^b   Deeg, Dorly J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

age at retirement; older workers; policy; retirement; self perceived health

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; DISABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; LABOR POLICY; LOGISTICS; PENSION SYSTEM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84855694633     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X11000237     Document Type: Review

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