The effect of a pedometer-based physical activity intervention on sitting time

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-181

  De Cocker, Katrien A ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse M ^a   Brown, Wendy J ^b   Cardon, Greet M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community intervention; Physical activity; Sedentary behavior; Step counter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 47949105806     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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