Millennials and the world of work: The impact of obesity on health and productivity

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 239-245

  Barkin, Shari L ^a   Heerman, William J ^a   Warren, Michael D ^a   Rennhoff, Christina ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee; Employer; Millennial generation; Obesity; Productivity; Wage; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952430573     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-010-9166-5     Document Type: Article

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