Occupational physical activity as an indicator of health and fitness

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 121-127

  Hammermeister, Jon ^a   Page, Randy M ^b   Dolny, Dennis ^b   Burnham, Tim ^b  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035259604     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2001.92.1.121     Document Type: Article

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