Reductions in employee productivity impairment observed after implementation of Web-based worksite health promotion programs

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1404-1412

  Silberman, Jordan ^a,b   Schwartz, Steven ^b   Giuseffi, Danielle L ^b   Wang, Chun ^b   Nevedal, Dana ^c   Bedrosian, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b HealthMedia Inc   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84863038661     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182337726     Document Type: Article

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