An instrumental variables approach to measuring the effect of body weight on employment disability

Health Services Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5 II SUPPL., 2000, Pages 1159-1179

  Cawley, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment disability; Instrumental variables; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MODEL; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0034536668     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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