Too much sitting: A novel and important predictor of chronic disease risk?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-83

  Owen, N ^a   Bauman, A ^b   Brown, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 61449191696     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.055269     Document Type: Editorial

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