Reducing sitting time in office workers: Short-term efficacy of a multicomponent intervention

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-48

  Healy, Genevieve N ^a,b   Eakin, Elizabeth G ^a,b   LaMontagne, Anthony D ^c   Owen, Neville ^a,b,c,d   Winkler, Elisabeth A H ^a   Wiesner, Glen ^b   Gunning, Lynn ^f   Neuhaus, Maike ^a   Lawler, Sheleigh ^a   Fjeldsoe, Brianna S ^a   Dunstan, David W ^a,b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f Monash University Medicine ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Controlled clinical trial; Motor activity; Sedentary lifestyle; Workplace

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; OFFICE WORKER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; STANDING; SYMPTOM; TIME; WORKING TIME; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84878643912     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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