The impact of a prospective survey-based workplace intervention program on employee health, biologic stress markers, and organizational productivity

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 671-682

  Anderzén, Ingrid ^a,b   Arnetz, Bengt B ^a,b,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; COMPETENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; REVIEW; SKILL; STRESS; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 22444436779     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000167259.03247.1e     Document Type: Article

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