Building Program Participation: Strategies for Recruitment and Retention in Worksite Health Promotion Programs

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Serxner, Seth ^a   Anderson, David R ^a   Gold, Daniel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

EID: 1542273470     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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