Validity of the occupational sitting and physical activity questionnaire

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 118-125

  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

Accelerometer; Measurement; Sedentary behavior; Self report; Sitting; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WALKING;

EID: 84355161794     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182251060     Document Type: Article

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