Influence of obesity on the use of sickness absence and social benefits among pregnant working women

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 656-662

  Sydsjo A ^a   Claesson, I M ^a   Ekholm Selling, K ^a   Josefsson, A ^a   Brynhildsen, J ^a   Sydsjo G ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BMI; Pregnancy; Sick leave; Sickness absence; Social insurance

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; EMPLOYMENT; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PREGNANCY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EMPLOYMENT; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANUAL LABOR; OBESITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; REGISTER; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; UNEMPLOYMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORK CAPACITY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONS; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL SECURITY; SWEDEN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 34547097763     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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