Paid sick days and health care use: An analysis of the 2007 national health interview survey data

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 771-779

  Cook, Won Kim ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency care use; Health care use; Paid sick days; Primary care use; Worker health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SICK LEAVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052544941     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20988     Document Type: Article

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