Differences between descriptive and multivariate estimates of the impact of Chevron Corporation's Health Quest program on medical expenditures

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 538-545

  Goetzel, Ron Z ^a   Dunn, Rodney L ^a   Ozminkowski, Ronald J ^a   Satin, Kenneth ^c   Whitehead, D' Ann ^c   Cahill, Kimberly ^b  

^a MEDSTAT GROUP   (United States)

^b MEDSTAT Group Inc   (United States)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031869845     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199806000-00006     Document Type: Article

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