Monitoring worksite clinic performance using a cost-benefit tool

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1151-1157

  Tao, Xuguang ^a   Chenoweth, David ^b   Alfriend, Amy S ^a   Baron, David M ^a   Kirkland, Tracie W ^a   Scherb, Jill ^a   Bernacki, Edward J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONHUMAN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 70350154488     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181b68d20     Document Type: Article

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