Does an 'Activity-Permissive' Workplace Change Office Workers' Sitting and Activity Time?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Gorman, Erin ^a,b   Ashe, Maureen C ^a,b   Dunstan, David W ^c,d,e,f   Hanson, Heather M ^a,b   Madden, Ken ^b   Winkler, Elisabeth A H ^d   McKay, Heather A ^a,b   Healy, Genevieve N ^c,d  

^a CENTRE FOR HIP HEALTH AND MOBILITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB ADAPTATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; OFFICE WORKER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SITTING; STANDING; STEPPING; STUDENT T TEST; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTURE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84884889422     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076723     Document Type: Article

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