Diabetes, cardiovascular disease and labour force participation in Australia: An endogenous multivariate probit analysis of clinical prevalence data

Economic Record

Volumn 85, Issue 271, 2009, Pages 472-484

  Harris, Anthony ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH STATUS; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LABOR SUPPLY; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 71249159730     PISSN: 00130249     EISSN: 14754932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.2009.00572.x     Document Type: Article

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