The daily walking distance of young doctors and their body mass index

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 622-624

  Conzett Baumann, Katrin ^a   Jaggi, Gregor P ^a   Hüsler, André ^c   Hüsler, Jürg ^c   Beer, Jürg H ^a,b  

^a Kantonsspital Baden   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Non exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT); Obesity; Walking distance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBESITY; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THERMOGENESIS; WALKING; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; WALKING;

EID: 70349435297     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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