The development of a new corporate specific health risk measurement instrument, and its use in investigating the relationship between health and well-being and employee productivity

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Mills, Peter R ^a,b  

^a Vielife Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LITERATURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 84872277472     PISSN: 1476069X     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-4-1     Document Type: Article

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