Work site-based cancer prevention: Primary results from the working well trial

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 939-947

  Sorensen, Glorian ^a,i   Thompson, Beti ^b   Glanz, Karen ^c   Feng, Ziding ^b   Kinne, Susan ^b   DiClemente, Carlo ^d   Emmons, Karen ^e   Heimendinger, Jerianne ^f   Probart, Claudia ^g   Lichtenstein, Edward ^h  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAT INTAKE; NUTRITION; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 8944234850     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.7.939     Document Type: Article

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