Comparison of two health-promotion programs for older workers

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 883-890

  Hughes, Susan L ^a   Seymour, Rachel B ^a   Campbell, Richard T ^a   Shaw, James W ^a   Fabiyi, Camille ^a   Sokas, Rosemary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; COUNSELING; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79954590759     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.300082     Document Type: Article

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