Labour productivity effects of prescribed medicines for chronically ill workers

Health Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 249-265

  Rizzo, John A ^a   Abbott III, Thomas A ^b   Pashko, Steven ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Labour productivity; Prescription medications

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DEPRESSION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; UNITED STATES;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030136115     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1050(199605)5:3<249::AID-HEC203>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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