Placing workplace wellness in proper context: Value beyond money

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Pronk, Nicolaas P ^a,b  

^a Health Promotion Department HealthPartners   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; QUALITY CONTROL; WORKPLACE;

BENCHMARKING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84904291645     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd11.140128     Document Type: Note

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