The impact of body mass index on short-term disability in the workplace

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1118-1124

  Arena, Vincent C ^a   Padiyar, Krishna R ^a   Burton, Wayne N ^a   Schwerha, Joseph J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK; WELLBEING; WHITE COLLAR WORKER; WORK DISABILITY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 33750934613     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000241050.26059.2b     Document Type: Article

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