Occupational sitting and weight status in a diverse sample of employees in Midwest metropolitan cities, 2012-2013

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Yang, Lin ^a   Hipp, J Aaron ^b   Marx, Christine M ^a   Brownson, Ross C ^b,c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; CITIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921642305     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd11.140286     Document Type: Article

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