Move & improve: A worksite wellness program in maine

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Polacsek, Michele ^a   O'Brien, Liam M ^b   Lagasse, Wendie ^c   Hammar, Nicole ^d  

^a Maine Center for Public Health   (United States)

^b Health Services and Department of Biology   (United States)

^c EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems   (United States)

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EID: 84978435191     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
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