The association of diabetes with job absenteeism costs among obese and morbidly obese workers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 527-534

  Cawley, John ^a,b   Rizzo, John A ^a,c   Haas, Kara ^a,d  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ETHICON INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; RACE; WORKER; WORKING TIME;

EID: 43549114795     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31816ed029     Document Type: Article

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