Do walking strategies to increase physical activity reduce reported sitting in workplaces: A randomized control trial

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Gilson, Nicholas D ^a   Puig Ribera, Anna ^b   McKenna, Jim ^c   Brown, Wendy J ^a   Burton, Nicola W ^a   Cooke, Carlton B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIC CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF CATALONIA   (Spain)

^c LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SITTING; WALKING; WHITE COLLAR WORKER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 68349125180     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-6-43     Document Type: Article

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