Employee perceived effects of workplace health promotion

International Journal of Workplace Health Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-53

  Nöhammer, Elisabeth ^a   Schusterschitz, Claudia ^a   Stummer, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austria; Benefits; Effects; Employees; Evaluation; Health promotion; Occupational health and safety; White collar workers; Workplace health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BLUE COLLAR WORKER; COGNITION; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84875308461     PISSN: 17538351     EISSN: 1753836X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17538351311312312     Document Type: Article

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