Targeting men's weight in the workplace

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-140

  White, Alan ^a   Conrad, David ^a   Branney, Peter ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Men's health; Specialist men's health workers; Weight; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL WELFARE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 43849089619     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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