The contribution of overweight, obesity, and lack of physical activity to exit from paid employment: A meta-analysis

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 233-240

  Robroek, Suzan J W ^a   Reeuwijk, Kerstin G ^a   Hillier, Frances C ^b   Bambra, Clare L ^b   van Rijn, Rogier M ^a   Burdorf, Alex ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability pension; Early retirement; Systematic review; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; META-ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RISK FACTOR; SPECIES INVENTORY;

CHECKLIST; DISABILITY; EMBASE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LANGUAGE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OBESITY; PENSION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNEMPLOYMENT; VALIDITY;

HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PENSIONS; RETIREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84877113937     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3354     Document Type: Review

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