Obesity and Workers' Compensation
Open Access
- 23 April 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 167 (8) , 766-773
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.167.8.766
Abstract
Obesity represents a large and increasing public health problem,1 being a risk factor for overall mortality2 and for most chronic diseases, including cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and musculoskeletal disorders.3-5 The economic costs related to obesity are also substantial and affect both the obese individuals and society as a whole.6,7This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- The Relationship between Modifiable Health Risks and Group-Level Health Care ExpendituresAmerican Journal of Health Promotion, 2000