Effect of health insurance on workplace absenteeism in the U.S. workforce

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-21

  Lofland, Jennifer H ^a   Frick, Kevin D ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644837952     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000194150.06359.ab     Document Type: Article

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