Health and retirement: A complex relationship

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 221-225

  Oksanen, Tuula ^a   Virtanen, Marianna ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Disability pension; Health; Retirement; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866978697     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-012-0243-7     Document Type: Article

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