Association between changes in health risk status and changes in future health care costs: A multiemployer study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1364-1373

  Nyce, Steven ^a   Grossmeier, Jessica ^b   Anderson, David R ^b   Terry, Paul E ^b   Kelley, Bruce ^a  

^a Towers Watson   (United Kingdom)

^b StayWell Health Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870243907     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31826b4996     Document Type: Article

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