A Recommendation to Improve Employee Weight Status Through Worksite Health Promotion Programs Targeting Nutrition, Physical Activity, or Both

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 358-359

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BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JOB STRESS; NEOPLASM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKPLACE;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OVERWEIGHT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 70249134956     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.07.004     Document Type: Review

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