Sitting time and step counts in office workers

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 188-192

  Clemes, S A ^a   Patel, R ^a   Mahon, C ^a   Griffiths, P L ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Occupational health.; Pedometer.; Physical activity.; Sedentary behaviour.; Step count.; Workplace health interventions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WALKING; WORK; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; POSTURE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WALKING; WORK; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897551884     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqt164     Document Type: Article

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