Occupational sitting: Practitioner perceptions of health risks, intervention strategies and influences

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 208-212

  Gilson, Nicholas ^a   Straker, Leon ^a   Parry, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

focus groups; health risks; influences; occupational sitting; practitioners; strategies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTOR; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; PERCEPTION; POSTURE; RISK FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876516530     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: 22011617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HE12208     Document Type: Article

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