Evaluation of a workplace health program to reduce coronary risk factors

Clinical Governance

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-105

  Makrides, Lydia ^a   Dagenais, Gilles R ^b   Chockalingam, Arun ^c   LeLorier, Jacques ^d   Kishchuk, Natalie ^e   Richard, Josie ^f   Stewart, John ^g   Chin, Christine ^g   Alloul, Karine ^g   Veinot, Paula ^f  

^a Atlantic Health and Wellness Institute   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e Natalie Kishchuk Research and Evaluation Inc   (Canada)

^f Sanofi aventis Canada Inc ^*

^g SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Employees; Health education; Workplace

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE;

EID: 43149102731     PISSN: 14777274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777270810867294     Document Type: Article

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