Health risk influence on medical care costs and utilization among 2,898 municipal employees

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 250-253

  Weaver, Michael T ^a   Forrester, Brian G ^a   Brown, Kathleen C ^a   Phillips, Jennan A ^a   Hilyer, James C ^a   Capilouto, Eli I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs and cost analysis; Health promotion; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SMOKING;

ADULT; ALABAMA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 0031663651     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(98)00073-7     Document Type: Article

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