Initiation and Maintenance of Fitness Center Utilization in an Incentive-Based Employer Wellness Program

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 952-957

  Abraham, Jean Marie ^a   Crespin, Daniel J ^a   Rothman, Alexander J ^b  

^a Division of Health Policy and Management   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; EXERCISE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ADULT; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FITNESS CENTERS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84957093880     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000498     Document Type: Article

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