A comprehensive workplace intervention and its outcome with regard to lifestyle, health and sick leave: The AHA study

Work

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-180

  Bergström, Gunnar ^a   Björklund, Christina ^a   Fried, Ingegärd ^a   Lisspers, Jan ^b   Nathell, Lennart ^a   Hermansson, Ulric ^a   Helander, Anders ^a   Bodin, Lennart ^c   Jensen, Irene B ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Health promotion; Intervention studies; Mass screening; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING CESSATION; SWEDEN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; SWEDEN;

EID: 54949099598     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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