Letter to the editor: Standardized use of the terms "sedentary" and "sedentary behaviours"

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 540-542

  Tremblay, Mark ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NOMENCLATURE; NOTE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84860464491     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H2012-024     Document Type: Note

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