Association of worksite wellness center attendance with weight loss and health care cost savings: Mayo clinic's experience

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 229-234

  Borah, Bijan J ^a   Egginton, Jason S ^a   Shah, Nilay D ^a   Wagie, Amy E ^a   Olsen, Kerry D ^a   Yao, Xiaoxi ^a   Lopez Jimenez, Francisco ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADULT; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; FITNESS CENTERS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT LOSS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84957951833     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000392     Document Type: Article

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