The association between physical activity, productivity, and health care utilization among employees in Brazil

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 706-712

  Fonseca, Vera Regina ^a   Nobre, Moacyr Roberto Cuce ^a   Pronk, Nicolaas P ^b   Santos, Luciana Alves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRODUCTIVITY; SPORT; CAR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; INDUSTRY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AUTOMOBILES; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

EID: 77954959270     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181e41cda     Document Type: Article

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