Obesity and presenteeism: The impact of body mass index on workplace productivity

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-45

  Gates, Donna M ^a   Succop, Paul ^b   Brehm, Bonnie J ^a   Gillespie, Gordon L ^a,c   Sommers, Benjamin D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OFFICE WORKER; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WORK LIMITATIONS QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 38049164045     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31815d8db2     Document Type: Article

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