A psychosocial-approached health promotion program at a Japanese worksite

Journal of UOEH

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-34

  Shimizu, Takashi ^a   Nagashima, Shouji ^b   Mizoue, Tetsuya ^c   Higashi, Toshiaki ^a   Nagata, Shoji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b MITSUI CHEMICALS INC   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Psychosocial approach; Sickness absence; Worksite

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0037352132     PISSN: 0387821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.25.23     Document Type: Article

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