Is sitting worse than static standing? how a gender analysis can move us toward understanding determinants and effects of occupational standing and walking

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2015, Pages D11-D17

  Messing, Karen ^a   Stock, Susan ^b   Côté, Julie ^c,d   Tissot, France ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d JEWISH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARDS AND PRIZES; BIOENGINEERING; BODY POSTURE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; WALKING;

AWARDS AND PRIZES; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTURE; QUEBEC; SEX FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84924747928     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2014.987388     Document Type: Article

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