Sick leave and disability pension before and after treatment for obesity: A report from the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 619-624

  Narbro, K ^a   Agren G ^b   Jonsson, E ^c   Larsson, B ^a   Naslund I ^b   Wedel, H ^d   Sjostrom L ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conventional treatment; Long term weight reduction; Prospective study; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; SWEDEN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0033067265     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800890     Document Type: Article

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