Frequency of the sit to stand task: An observational study of free-living adults

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-61

  Dall, Philippa M ^a   Kerr, Andrew ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity monitoring; Sit to stand movement; Workplace activity

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ACTIVITY MONITORING; ACTIVITY MONITORS; GENERAL POPULATION; KEY DETERMINANTS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SIT-TO-STAND; SIT-TO-STAND MOVEMENTS; WORKING POPULATION;

EMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SITTING; STANDING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 70349769398     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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