Health promotion in the workplace: Framing the concept; reviewing the evidence

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 643-648

  Shain, M ^a   Kramer, D M ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYEE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 3042711117     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.013193     Document Type: Review

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