The impact of a workplace-based weight loss program on work-related outcomes in overweight male shift workers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 122-127

  Morgan, Philip J ^a   Collins, Clare E ^a   Plotnikoff, Ronald C ^a   Cook, Alyce T ^a   Berthon, Bronwyn ^a   Mitchell, Simon ^c   Callister, Robin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Tomago Aluminium   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIFT WORKER; SOMNOLENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORKPLACE; WORKPLACE PREVENTING OBESITY WITHOUT EATING LIKE A RABBIT PROGRAM;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; OVERWEIGHT; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84857283883     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31824329ab     Document Type: Article

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