Seven-year trends in employee health habits from a comprehensive workplace health promotion program at Vanderbilt University

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1372-1381

  Byrne, Daniel W ^a   Goetzel, Ron Z ^b,c   McGown, Paula W ^a   Holmes, Marilyn C ^a   Beckowski, Meghan Short ^c   Tabrizi, Maryam J ^c   Kowlessar, Niranjana ^c   Yarbrough, Mary I ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THOMSON REUTERS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SEATBELT; UNIVERSITY; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84856495341     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318237a19c     Document Type: Article

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