The relationship between modifiable health risk factors and medical expenditures, absenteeism, short-term disability, and presenteeism among employees at Novartis

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 487-499

  Goetzel, Ron Z ^a,b,f   Carls, Ginger Smith ^c   Wang, Shaohung ^b   Kelly, Emily ^d   Mauceri, Edward ^e   Columbus, Daniel ^e   Cavuoti, Ann ^e  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Health and Productivity Research   (United States)

^c Statistical Informatics   (United States)

^d Thomson Reuters ^*  (United States)

^e NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^f THOMSON REUTERS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 68049102205     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31819eb902     Document Type: Article

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