Do employees participating in voluntary health promotion programs incur lower health care costs?

Health Promotion International

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-51

  Haynes, George ^a   Dunnagan, Tim ^a   Smith, Vince ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost containment; Cost benefit; Health promotion; Wellness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0032989158     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/14.1.43     Document Type: Article

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