Definition and prevalence of sedentarism in an urban population

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 862-867

  Bernstein, Martine S ^a   Morabia, Alfredo ^a   Sloutskis, Dorith ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY MASS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SITTING; SMOKING; SPORT; SWITZERLAND; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0033051161     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.6.862     Document Type: Article

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