Workplace sitting and height-adjustable workstations: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 30-40

  Neuhaus, Maike ^a   Healy, Genevieve N ^a,b   Dunstan, David W ^a,b,c,f   Owen, Neville ^a,b,d,e   Eakin, Elizabeth G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c Preventive Medicine   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEIGHT; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SITTING; STAFF TRAINING; TELECONSULTATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84890853338     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.09.009     Document Type: Article

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