Analysis of a worksite health promotion program's impact on job satisfaction

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 973-979

  Peterson, Michael ^a   Dunnagan, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031726395     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199811000-00007     Document Type: Article

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