How sedentary are people in 'sedentary' occupations? The physical activity of teachers in urban South India

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 369-372

  Vaz, Mario ^a   Bharathi, A V ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

India; Occupation; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SOCIAL ASPECT; TEACHER; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; TEACHING; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 4644244447     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqg100     Document Type: Article

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