Employer-based health initiative: Impact on employees' cardiovascular outcomes

American Health and Drug Benefits

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 80-85

  Reeder, Claiborne E ^a   Divers, Christine H ^b   Deem, Del ^b   Cherney, Becky J ^c   Fortner, Gaye ^d   Probst, Louise Y ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^c Florida Health Care Coalition   (United States)

^d HealthCare 21 Business Coalition   (United States)

^e St Louis Area Business Health Coalition   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 77953416288     PISSN: 19422962     EISSN: 19422970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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