Worksite wellness for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in Japan: The current delivery system and future directions

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 515-521

  Okamura, Tomonori ^a   Sugiyama, Daisuke ^a   Tanaka, Taichiro ^b   Dohi, Seitaro ^c  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MITSUI CHEMICALS INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; High risk strategy; Industrial safety and health law; Occupational physician; Population strategy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPANESE; LIFESTYLE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HIGH-RISK STRATEGY; INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH LAW; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; POPULATION STRATEGY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGNOSIS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84895484852     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: 18731740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2013.09.011     Document Type: Article

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