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There was no significant relative change in disability benefit receipt for the ILI group compared to controls.
Intensive lifestyle interventions may not affect disability benefit receipt despite improving employment.
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with no significant relative change in disability benefit receipt (-0.9 [95% CI, -2.1 to 0.3] percentage points; P = .13).
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Association of Intensive Lifestyle Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes With Labor Market Outcomes
Peter J. Huckfeldt et al. · JAMA Internal Medicine · 2023
DOI 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.3283
cohort · n=5145Cited 8×
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