Commentary: Too much sitting-a public health threat?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1353-1355

  Ekelund, Ulf ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEISURE; LETTER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEVISION VIEWING;

ACCELEROMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84867605470     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dys128     Document Type: Letter

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