Acceptability of standing workstations in elementary schools: A pilot study

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-85

  Hinckson, Erica A ^a   Aminian, Saeideh ^a   Ikeda, Erika ^a   Stewart, Tom ^a   Oliver, Melody ^a   Duncan, Scott ^a   Schofield, Grant ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; ActivPAL; Physical activity; Sedentary; Sitting; Standing desks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MONITOR; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NEW ZEALAND; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SITTING; STANDING; WALKING; WORKPLACE; WORKSTATION;

ACCELEROMETRY; CHILD; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOLS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84871996226     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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