Impact of Worksite Wellness Intervention on Cardiac Risk Factors and One-Year Health Care Costs

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1389-1392

  Milani, Richard V ^a   Lavie, Carl J ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART REHABILITATION; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING CESSATION; SOMATIZATION; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLE; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; LOUISIANA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 71849099329     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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