Workplace health promotion: A meta-analysis of effectiveness

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 406-415

  Rongen, Anne ^a   Robroek, Suzan J W ^a   Van Lenthe, Frank J ^a   Burdorf, Alex ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DATA EXTRACTION; EFFECT SIZE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORKPLACE; LIFESTYLE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STANDARD;

EFFICIENCY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84879373505     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.12.007     Document Type: Review

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