Association Between Wellness Score from a Health Risk Appraisal and Prospective Medical Claims Costs

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1049-1057

  Yen, Louis ^a   McDonald, Timothy ^b   Hirschland, David ^c   Edington, Dee W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^c International Union   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREDICTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WELLBEING;

ADULT; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0242384251     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000088875.85321.b9     Document Type: Article

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