A lifestyle-based weight management program delivered to employees: Examination of health and economic outcomes

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1212-1217

  Hughes, M Courtney ^a   Girolami, Teresa M ^b,c   Cheadle, Allen D ^a   Harris, Jeffrey R ^a   Patrick, Donald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PLLC   (United States)

^c Sound Health Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; COST CONTROL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCRIPTION; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 36048956377     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318159489d     Document Type: Article

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