Prolonged sedentary time and physical activity in workplace and non-work contexts: A cross-sectional study of office, customer service and call centre employees

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Thorp, Alicia A ^a,e   Healy, Genevieve N ^a,b   Winkler, Elisabeth ^b   Clark, Bronwyn K ^b   Gardiner, Paul A ^b,f   Owen, Neville ^a,b   Dunstan, David W ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f MATER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active time; Leisure time; Occupational sitting; Workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OFFICE WORKER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SITTING; WORKING TIME; WORKPLACE;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WORK; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867803392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-128     Document Type: Article

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