Trends in prolonged sitting time among European adults: 27 country analysis

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 11-16

  Milton, Karen ^a,b   Gale, Joanne ^b   Stamatakis, Emmanuel ^c   Bauman, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eurobarometer; Europe; Sedentary behaviour; Sitting time; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EUROPEAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; TIME; TREND STUDY; ADOLESCENT; BODY POSTURE; EUROPE; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EUROPE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929192751     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.04.016     Document Type: Article

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