The effect of ill health and socioeconomic status on labor force exit and re-employment: A prospective study with ten years follow-up in the Netherlands

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 134-143

  Schuring, Merel ^a   Robroek, Suzan J W ^a   Otten, Ferdy W J ^b   Arts, Coos H ^b   Burdorf, Alex ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b STATISTICS NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disability pension; Early retirement; Return to work; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SURVEY; LABOR; PENSION SYSTEM; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PENSION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; RETURN TO WORK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETIREMENT; RETURN TO WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84874670422     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3321     Document Type: Article

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