Do work-site exercise and health programs work?

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 48-72

  Shephard, Roy J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b American College of Sports Medicine   (United States)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; SKINFOLD; TURNOVER TIME; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0032952434     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.1999.02.667     Document Type: Review

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