Employee weight management through health coaching

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages

  Merrill, Ray M ^a   Aldana, S G ^a   Bowden, D E ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Behavior change; Coaching; Program evaluation; Quantitative research; Weight control; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; EATING DISORDER; EMPLOYEE WEIGHT MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH COACHING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WELLBEING;

EID: 77958531671     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325280     Document Type: Article

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