Impact of vitamin D deficiency on the productivity of a health care workforce

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 117-121

  Plotnikoff, Gregory A ^a   Finch, Michael D ^b   Dusek, Jeffery A ^a  

^a Allina Hospitals & Clinics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857328838     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318240df1e     Document Type: Article

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