Worksite Health Program Preferences by Gender and Health Risk

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 207-215

  Edington, Marilyn Pearce ^a   Sharp, Mary Ann ^b   Vreeken, Kelley ^c   Yen, Louis ^a   Edington, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

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EID: 0031524281     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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