The economic costs associated with body mass index in a workplace

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 786-792

  Burton, Wayne N ^a,c   Chen, Chin Yu ^b   Schultz, Alyssa B ^b   Edington, Dee W ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c First National Bank of Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHICAGO; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031672018     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199809000-00007     Document Type: Article

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