Cost of lost work and bed days for US workers in private industry - National Health Interview Survey, 2003

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 736-747

  Yassin, Abdiaziz S ^a  

^a Occupational Safety and Health Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WORKER;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMERCE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34447299957     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318070c699     Document Type: Article

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