Lifestyle-focused interventions at the workplace to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease - A systematic review

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 202-215

  Groeneveld, Iris F ^a   Proper, Karin I ^a   Van Der Beek, Allard J ^a   Hildebrandt, Vincent H ^a,b   Mechelen, Willem Van ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body fat; Body weight; Effectiveness; Evidence; Randomized control trial; RCT; Review; Worker

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; LIPID;

BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIET; FAT; HEALTH RISK; LIFESTYLE; LITERATURE REVIEW; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; WORKPLACE;

BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; EXERCISE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORKPLACE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; COUNSELING; LIFESTYLE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; WORKER;

EID: 77951983581     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.2891     Document Type: Review

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