Health promotion in small workplaces - A feasibility study

Health Education Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 334-346

  Fine, Ava ^a   Ward, Malcolm ^b   Burr, Michael ^c   Tudor Smith, Chris ^d   Kingdon, Anne ^d  

^a A2 Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d WELSH GOVERNMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Health promotion; Musculo skeletal; SME (small and medium enterprises); Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DOMESTIC STRESS; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SPINAL PAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

EID: 12744274552     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001789690406300405     Document Type: Article

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