Increasing Stair Use in a Worksite Through Environmental Changes

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 312-315

  Kerr, Nicole Angelique ^a   Yore, Michelle M ^a   Ham, Sandra A ^a   Dietz, William H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervention Studies; Lifestyle Risk Reduction; Occupational Health; Physical Activity; Prevention Research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MUSIC; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 1542303690     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-18.4.312     Document Type: Article

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