Factors associated with the ability and willingness to continue working until the age of 65 in construction workers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 783-790

  Oude Hengel, Karen M ^a,b   Blatter, Birgitte M ^a,b   Geuskens, Goedele A ^a   Koppes, Lando L J ^a   Bongers, Paulien M ^a,b,c  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ability; Construction workers; Employability; Willingness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOLOGY; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866666988     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-011-0719-3     Document Type: Article

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