Economic benefit of the PHLAME wellness programme on firefighter injury

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 203-209

  Kuehl, K S ^a   Elliot, D L ^a   Goldberg, L ^a   Moe, E L ^a   Perrier, E ^a   Smith, J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Firefighter; Health promotion; Occupational health; Occupational injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIET; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICS; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84876015208     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqs232     Document Type: Article

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