Association of retirement age with mortality: A population-based longitudinal study among older adults in the USA

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 917-923

  Wu, Chenkai ^a   Odden, Michelle C ^a   Fisher, Gwenith G ^b   Stawski, Robert S ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY RISK; RESEARCH WORK; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PENSIONER; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREMATURE MORTALITY; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY, PREMATURE; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84962898779     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2015-207097     Document Type: Article

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