The impact of obesity on work limitations and cardiovascular risk factors in the U.S. workforce

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1196-1203

  Hertz, Robin P ^a   Unger, Alan N ^b   McDonald, Margaret ^a   Lustik, Michael B ^b   Biddulph Krentar, Jan ^b  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; WORK; WORKER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 10444274999     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000147222.53729.1e     Document Type: Article

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