Employer integration of health promotion and health protection programs

International Journal of Workplace Health Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-122

  Goetzel, Ron Z ^a,b   Ozminkowski, Ronald J ^c   Bowen, Jennie ^b   Tabrizi, Maryam J ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Thomson Healthcare   (United States)

^c Consulting Economist ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Employee productivity; Occupational health and safety; Personal health; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986131463     PISSN: 17538351     EISSN: 1753836X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17538350810893900     Document Type: Article

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