Application of a Web-Based Tailored Health Risk Assessment in a Work-Site Population

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 88-95

  Cowdery, Joan E ^a   Suggs, L Suzanne ^b   Parker, Shandowyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

^b EMERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

health promotion; health risk assessment; tailoring; work site

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33947518210     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839905278892     Document Type: Article

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