Online tailored weight management in the worksite: Does it make a difference in biennial health risk assessment data?

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 278-293

  McHugh, Janice ^a   Suggs, L Suzanne ^b  

^a NA Global Health Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; OVERWEIGHT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859202497     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.626496     Document Type: Conference Paper

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