Obesity and absenteeism: An epidemiologic study of 10,825 employed adults

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 202-207

  Tucker, Larry A ^a   Friedman, Glenn M ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HELP Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Absences; Absent; Body Fat; Missed Work; Obesity; Overweight; Worksite

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; SMOKING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0032443801     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-12.3.202     Document Type: Article

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