A longitudinal study on the relationship between weight loss, medical expenditures, and absenteeism among overweight employees in the WAY to health study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1367-1373

  Finkelstein, Eric A ^a   Linnan, Laura A ^a,b   Tate, Deborah F ^a,b   Leese, Peter J ^c  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^b IL   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 74549127503     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181c2bb56     Document Type: Article

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