The relationship between smoking and health care, workers's compensation, and productivity costs for a large employer

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 879-884

  Sherman, Bruce W ^a,b   Lynch, Wendy D ^c,d  

^a Employers Health Coalition   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Lynch Consulting Ltd   (United States)

^d ALTARUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHARMACY; PRESENTEEISM; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SHORT TERM DISABILITY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES; WORK; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84883410657     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31829f3129     Document Type: Article

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