Obesity status and sick leave: A systematic review

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-27

  Neovius, K ^a   Johansson, K ^a   Kark, M ^a   Neovius, M ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Obesity status; Productivity; Sick leave

Indexed keywords

EUROPE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LEAVE; OBESITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; OBESITY; SICK LEAVE; WEIGHT LOSS; WORK;

EID: 58149163410     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2008.00521.x     Document Type: Review

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