The Duke Employee Weight Loss Program: Report of a Duke Diet and Fitness Center Pilot Study
Background: Obesity is increasingly prevalent in the industrialized world. Obese workers have two times the number of workers’ compensation claims as those of non-obese workers. Worksite interventions may be especially effective because employees spend a large part of their day in the work environme...
Main Authors: | Leonor Corsino, A. Garrett Hazelton, Howard Eisenson, Crystal Tyson, Laura P. Svetkey, Ronald Sha, Truls Ostbye, Ruth Q. Wolever |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Occupational Health and Safety Society of Nepal
2016-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health |
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Online Access: | https://ijoshnepal.com/file/79/download |
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