Feasibility Analysis of Standing Desks for Sixth Graders

ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-92

  Koepp, Gabriel A ^b   Snedden, Bradley J ^a   Flynn, Laurel ^a   Puccinelli, Deborah ^c   Huntsman, Bowen ^a   Levine, James A ^b  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

childhood obesity; physical activity; school; standing desk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866416134     PISSN: 19414064     EISSN: 19414072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941406412439414     Document Type: Article

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