A cost-effectiveness and return-on-investment analysis of a worksite vitality intervention among older hospital workers: Results of a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 337-346

  Van Dongen, Johanna ^a,b   Strijk, Jorien ^a   Proper, Karin ^a   Van Wier, Marieke ^a,b   Van Mechelen, Willem ^a   Van Tulder, Maurits ^a,b   Van Der Beek, Allard ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875224738     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31827b738e     Document Type: Article

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