Health care costs associated with prolonged sitting and inactivity

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 265-272

  Peeters, G M E E ^a,b   Mishra, Gita D ^b   Dobson, Annette J ^b   Brown, Wendy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Queensland Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WALKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84893854924     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.11.014     Document Type: Article

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