A tool for measuring workers' sitting time by domain: The Workforce Sitting Questionnaire

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 1216-1222

  Chau, Josephine Y ^a   Van Der Ploeg, Hidde P ^a   Dunn, Scott ^b   Kurko, John ^b   Bauman, Adrian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL HEART FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; NEW SOUTH WALES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 81055156092     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090214     Document Type: Article

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