A worksite vitality intervention to improve older workers' lifestyle and vitality-related outcomes: Results of a randomised controlled trial

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1071-1078

  Strijk, Jorien E ^a   Proper, Karin I ^a   Van der Beek, Allard J ^a   van Mechelen, Willem ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE; DATA SET; DESIGN; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HOSPITAL SECTOR; LIFESTYLE; LINEARITY; MENTAL HEALTH; OXIC CONDITIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ACCELEROMETRY; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

ACCELEROMETRY; AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84868640044     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2011-200626     Document Type: Article

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