Sitting patterns at work: Objective measurement of adherence to current recommendations

Ergonomics

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 531-538

  Ryan, Cormac G ^a   Grant, P Margaret ^a   Dall, Philippa M ^a   Granat, Malcolm H ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ActivPALTM; Adherence; Behaviour; Sedentary; Sitting

Indexed keywords

ACTIVPALTM; ADHERENCE; BEHAVIOUR; SEDENTARY; SITTING;

ACCELEROMETERS; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 79959299049     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2011.570458     Document Type: Article

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