Diffusion of health education programs with reference to health behavior theories in Japanese workplaces: Present status and future plans

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 84-90

  Fujii, Hiroko ^a   Muto, Takashi ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Health behavior theory; Health education; Lifestyle; Lifestyle related disease; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; JAPAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 65549088631     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.L8071     Document Type: Article

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