The Assessment of Chronic Health Conditions on Work Performance, Absence, and Total Economic Impact for Employers
Journal of Occupational and Environmental MedicinePublished 1 June 2005
James J. Collins, Catherine M. Baase, Claire Sharda, Ronald J. Ozminkowski, Sean Nicholson, Gary M. Billotti
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The cost associated with performance based work loss or “presenteeism” greatly exceeded the combined costs of absenteeism and medical treatment combined for all chronic conditions studied.
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For all chronic conditions studied, the cost associated with performance based work loss or "presenteeism" greatly exceeded the combined costs of absenteeism and medical treatment combined.
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