Time use and physical activity: A shift away from movement across the globe

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 659-680

  Ng, S W ^a   Popkin, B M ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical activity; Sedentary; Time use

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CHINA; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HUMAN; INDIA; LEISURE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; OBESITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS; WORK;

EID: 84864011135     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00982.x     Document Type: Article

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