Health care costs of worksite health promotion participants and non- participants

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 341-346

  Goetzel, Ron Z ^a   Jacobson, Bert H ^b   Aldana, Steven G ^c   Vardell, Kris ^d   Yee, Leslie ^e  

^a MEDSTAT GROUP   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031917770     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199804000-00008     Document Type: Article

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