An office-place stepping device to promote workplace physical activity

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 903-907

  McAlpine, David A ^a   Manohar, Chinmay U ^a   McCrady, Shelly K ^a   Hensrud, Donald ^a   Levine, James A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVICE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REST; SELF MONITORING; SITTING; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 36849071541     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.034900     Document Type: Article

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