U.S. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) papers on obesity

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Workers’ Compensation

Obesity and workers’ compensation: results from th…[Arch Intern Med. 2007] – PubMed Result

Disability

See Rand Report: RAND Research Brief | Obesity and Disability: The Shape of Things to Come

Impact of obesity on disability in the United States: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/misc/disability2001-2005.pdf

The interaction of obesity and psychological distr…[Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2009] – PubMed Result

Disability pension, employment and obesity status:…[Obes Rev. 2008] – PubMed Result

Obesity status and sick leave: a systematic review. [Obes Rev. 2009] – PubMed Result

The relationship between overweight and obesity, a…[Int J Obes (Lond). 2009] – PubMed Result

Sick leave and disability pension before and after…[Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1999] – PubMed Result

Occupation-specific absenteeism costs associated w…[J Occup Environ Med. 2007] – PubMed Result

Economic effects in Massachusetts Overweight and obesity in Massachusetts: epidemic,…[Issue Brief (Mass Health Policy Forum). 2007] – PubMed Result

Economic costs of diabetes Economic costs of diabetes in the US in 2002. [Diabetes Care. 2003] – PubMed Result