Implementation of a physician-organized wellness regime (POWR) enforcing the 2007 NFPA standard 1582: Injury rate reduction and associated cost savings

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 336-339

  Leffer, Marc ^a,b   Grizzell, Tifani ^c  

^a Federal Occupational Health   (United States)

^b Primecare Corporate Health Solutions   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WELLBEING;

EID: 77949475931     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181d44d8d     Document Type: Article

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