Long-term effects of psychosocial work stress in midlife on health functioning after labor market exit - Results from the GAZEL study

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 67 B, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 471-480

  Wahrendorf, Morten ^a   Sembajwe, Grace ^b   Zins, Marie ^c,d   Berkman, Lisa ^b   Goldberg, Marcel ^c,d   Siegrist, Johannes ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Gazel; Health functioning; Long term effects; Work stress

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETIREMENT; TIME; WORK;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETIREMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME; WORK;

EID: 84863333776     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs045     Document Type: Article

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