Influence of poor health on exit from paid employment: A systematic review

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 295-301

  Van Rijn, Rogier M ^a   Robroek, Suzan J W ^a   Brouwer, Sandra ^b   Burdorf, Alex ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY PENSION; EMBASE; EMPLOYABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; EXIT FROM PAID EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATION AND OCCUPATION RELATED PHENOMENA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKPLACE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PENSIONS; PERCEPTION; RETIREMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84895920751     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2013-101591     Document Type: Review

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