The Association Between Health Risk Change and Presenteeism Change
Journal of Occupational and Environmental MedicinePublished 1 March 2006
Wayne N. Burton, Chin‐Yu Chen, Daniel J. Conti, Alyssa B. Schultz, Dee W. Edington
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Positive and negative changes in health risks are associated with same-direction changes in presenteeism.
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Positive and negative changes in health risks are associated with same-direction changes in presenteeism.
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