Health and productivity as a business strategy

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 712-721

  Loeppke, Ronald ^a   Taitel, Michael ^b   Richling, Dennis ^b   Parry, Thomas ^b   Kessler, Ronald C ^b   Hymel, Pam ^b   Konicki, Doris ^b  

^a Matria Healthcare Inc   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EMPLOYER; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHARMACY; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG COSTS; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447339684     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318133a4be     Document Type: Article

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