Correlates of sitting time in working age australian women: Who should be targeted with interventions to decrease sitting time?

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 270-287

  Van Uffelen, Jannique G Z ^a   Heesch, Kristiann C ^a,b   Brown, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health behaviors; Lifestyle; Observational study; Sedentary behavior; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857259866     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.9.2.270     Document Type: Article

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