Well-being and employee health - How employees' well-being scores interact with demographic factors to influence risk of hospitalization or an emergency room visit

Population Health Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-20

  Gandy, William M ^a   Coberley, Carter ^a   Pope, James E ^a   Rula, Elizabeth Y ^a  

^a HEALTHWAYS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84894148456     PISSN: 19427891     EISSN: 19427905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pop.2012.0120     Document Type: Article

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