Genetic information, obesity, and labor market outcomes

Health Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1089-1104

  Norton, Edward C ^a   Han, Euna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Add health; Employment; Genetics; Labor market outcomes; Obesity; Wages

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

BODY MASS INDEX; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51649098530     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1383     Document Type: Conference Paper

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