Sick leave days and costs associated with overweight and obesity in Germany.

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To analyze the impact of body mass index on sick leave days and related costs in Germany.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Occup. Environ. Med.

Title: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

ISSN (Electronic): 1536-5948

ISSN (Print): 1076-2752

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2014

Volume: 56

Issue: 1

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[1 ] From the Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research (Mr Lehnert, Ms Stuhldreher, Ms Streltchenia, and Dr König), Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; IFB Adiposity Diseases (Mr Lehnert and Dr Riedel-Heller), University Medicine Leipzig, and Department for Social Medicine, Occupational Medicine, and Public Health (Mr Riedel-Heller), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

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DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000065

PubMed ID: 24351899

SO-VID: 119830cf-279c-4e5c-adb4-bdc510b5fd54

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