The personal and national costs of early retirement because of spinal disorders: Impacts on income, taxes, and government support payments

Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1111-1118

  Schofield, Deborah J ^a,b   Shrestha, Rupendra N ^a   Percival, Richard ^c   Passey, Megan E ^b   Callander, Emily J ^a,b   Kelly, Simon J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic impacts; Income; Retirement; Taxes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; SPINE DISEASE; TAX;

AUSTRALIA; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RETIREMENT; SPINAL DISEASES; TAXES;

EID: 84872330355     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2012.09.036     Document Type: Article

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