Physical activity of office workers

Biology of Sport

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 289-296

  Biernat, E ^a,c   Tomaszewski, P ^b   Milde, K ^b  

^a WARSAW SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Poland)

^b JÓZEF PI SUDSKI UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN WARSAW   (Poland)

^c SGH   (Poland)

Author keywords

IPAQ; Officials; Physical activity level; Poland

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951620873     PISSN: 0860021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5604/20831862.927495     Document Type: Article

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