Employee characteristics and participation in a worksite wellness programme

Health Education Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 308-319

  Joslin, Beth ^a   Lowe, John B ^a,b   Peterson, N Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Worksite wellness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33750381050     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896906069367     Document Type: Article

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