Geographies of the impact of retirement on health in the United Kingdom

Health and Place

Volumn 20, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-12

  Marshall, Alan ^a   Norman, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health inequality; Limiting long term illness; Population ageing; Retirement; Self assessed health; UK

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; HEALTH IMPACT; RETIREMENT; SELF ASSESSMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MORTALITY; PENSION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RETIREMENT; SELF EVALUATION; UNEMPLOYMENT; VALIDITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84871765563     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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