Early retirement and mortality in Germany

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 85-89

  Kühntopf, Stephan ^a   Tivig, Thusnelda ^b  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Healthy worker effect; Mortality; Retirement

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PENSION; RETIREMENT; SURVIVAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETIREMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84860295115     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9658-x     Document Type: Article

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