Using a personal health care cost calculator to estimate future expenditures based on individual health risks

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 449-455

  Bowen, Jennie D ^a   Goetzel, Ron Z ^a,b   Lenhart, Greg ^c   Ozminkowski, Ronald J ^d   Babamoto, Kenneth S ^e   Portale, Julia D ^e  

^a THOMSON REUTERS   (United Kingdom)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THOMSON REUTERS   (United States)

^d Consulting Economist ^*  (United States)

^e PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SIMULATION;

EID: 68049100303     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181996ceb     Document Type: Article

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