Comprehensive health promotion interventions at the workplace: Experiences with health circles in Germany

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 258-270

  Aust, Birgit ^a   Ducki, Antje ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b BEUTH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; GERMANY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 3242714840     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.9.3.258     Document Type: Article

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