The role of cognitive resources for subjective work ability and health in nursing

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 131-140

  Ihle, Andreas ^a   Borella, Erika ^b   Rahnfeld, Marlen ^c   Müller, Sandrine R ^d   Enge, Sören ^c   Hacker, Winfried ^c   Wegge, Jürgen ^c   Oris, Michel ^a   Kliegel, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging workforce; Cognition; Nursing; Subjective health; Subjective work ability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939978293     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-014-0331-y     Document Type: Article

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