Economic consequences of sick-leave and early retirement in obese Swedish women

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 895-903

  Narbro, K ^a   Jonsson, E ^b   Larsson, B ^a   Waaler, H ^c   Wedel, H ^d   Sjostrom L ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disability pension; Indirect costs; Obesity; Overweight; Sick leave; Women

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PENSION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RETIREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PENSIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK LEAVE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029852351     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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