Active and successful aging: A european policy perspective

Gerontologist

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 83-90

  Foster, Liam ^a   Walker, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European Commission; Health; Labor market; Life course; Retirement

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPE; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84922434216     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnu028     Document Type: Review

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