The cumulative impact and associated costs of multiple health conditions on employee productivity

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1206-1211

  Iverson, Don ^a   Lewis, Kate L ^a,b   Caputi, Peter ^b   Knospe, Sascha ^c  

^a ILLAWARRA HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c Health Development Partners GmbH Co KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACKACHE; COMMON COLD; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HAY FEVER; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLUENZA; INSOMNIA; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STRESS; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 78650995672     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181fd276a     Document Type: Article

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