A systematic review of internet-based worksite wellness approaches for cardiovascular disease risk management: Outcomes, challenges & opportunities

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Aneni, Ehimen C ^a   Roberson, Lara L ^a   Maziak, Wasim ^c   Agatston, Arthur S ^a   Feldman, Theodore ^a   Rouseff, Maribeth ^b   Tran, Thinh H ^b   Blumenthal, Roger S ^d   Blaha, Michael J ^d   Blankstein, Ron ^e   Al Mallah, Mouaz H ^f   Budoff, Matthew J ^g   Nasir, Khurram ^a,c,d,h  

^a Baptist Health South Florida   (United States)

^b MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^g LOS ANGELES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLUE COLLAR WORKER; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIET; EMPLOYEE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; PUBMED; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84897396123     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083594     Document Type: Review

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