Poor health, unhealthy behaviors, and unfavorable work characteristics influence pathways of exit from paid employment among older workers in Europe: A four year follow-up study

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 125-133

  Robroek, Suzan J W ^a   Schuring, Merel ^a   Croezen, Simone ^a   Stattin, Mikael ^b   Burdorf, Alex ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disability pension; Early retirement; Job control; Longitudinal; Obesity; Physical activity; Physical work; Self perceived health; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

AGING; DISABILITY; ELDERLY POPULATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; LABOR; OBESITY; PENSION SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BELGIUM; DENMARK; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREECE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; PENSION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPAIN; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORK DISABILITY; WORKLOAD;

EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RETIREMENT; SMOKING;

EUROPE;

EID: 84874749322     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3319     Document Type: Article

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