Discussion Papers no. 197
Is there a connection? : a case study using air pollution data from Oslo
Air pollution and sick-leaves
In recent years a growing number of studies have been discussing the relationship between air pollution and human health. The evidence in the literature for adverse health effects of several pol-lutants seems convincing. In our article we are concerned with to which extent these health effects in turn induce sick-leaves or other kinds of reduced labour productivity, which is important for as-sessment of air pollution costs. We analyse the association between sick-leaves in a large office in Oslo and the concentration of different air pollutants and find a significant relationship between the concentration of particulate matter and sick-leaves, while the associations with SO2 and NO2 are more ambiguous.
Om publikasjonen
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Air pollution and sick-leaves. Is there a connection? : a case study using air pollution data from Oslo
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Anett Christin Hansen, Harald Selte
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Discussion Papers no. 197
- Utgiver
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Statistics Norway, Research Department
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Discussion Papers
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18
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Engelsk
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