Obesity and occupational injury a prospective cohort study of 69,515 public sector employees

Anne Kouvonen; Mika Kivimäki; Tuula Oksanen; Jaana Pentti; Roberto De Vogli; Marianna Virtanen; Jussi Vahtera

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077178

Obesity and occupational injury a prospective cohort study of 69,515 public sector employees

Anne Kouvonen
, Mika Kivimäki
, Tuula Oksanen
, Jaana Pentti
, Roberto De Vogli
, Marianna Virtanen
, Jussi Vahtera

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Obesity and overweight are suggested to increase the risk of occupational injury but longitudinal evidence to confirm this is rare. We sought to evaluate obesity and overweight as risk factors for occupational injuries.

Original language	English
Article number	e77178
Journal	PloS one
Volume	8
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077178
Publication status	Published - 16 Oct 2013

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