A systematic review of retirement as a risk factor for mortality

Applied Demography and Public Health

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 277-309

  Shim, Matthew J ^a   Gimeno, David ^b,c   Pruitt, Sandi L ^d   McLeod, Christopher B ^e   Foster, Margaret J ^f   Amick, Benjamin C ^b,c  

^a Public Health Flight ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84977539318     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6140-7_17     Document Type: Chapter

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