Participation in employer-sponsored wellness programs before and after retirement

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-38

  Yen, Louis ^a   Schultz, Alyssa B ^a   McDonald, Timothy ^b   Champagne, Laura ^c   Edington, Dee W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UAW   (United States)

Author keywords

Program participation; Retirees; Worksite wellness

Indexed keywords

EID: 31544483097     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.30.1.3     Document Type: Article

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