Direct and indirect effects of obesity on U.S. labor market outcomes of older working age adults

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 405-413

  Renna, F ^a   Thakur, Nidhi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Obesity; Physical impairments; Retirement; USA

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; LABOR MARKET; OBESITY; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED WORKER; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB MARKET; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WORK DISABILITY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953686632     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.03.038     Document Type: Article

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