Review of worksite weight management programs

Workplace Health and Safety

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 122-126

  Ausburn, Tanya F ^a,b   LaCoursiere, Sheryl ^a   Crouter, Scott E ^c   McKay, Tucker ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b Clinical Innovation HealthStat Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORKPLACE;

EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HUMANS; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84898659483     PISSN: 21650799     EISSN: 21650969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/21650799-20140219-06     Document Type: Article

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