A systematic review and meta-analysis of workplace intervention strategies to reduce sedentary time in white-collar workers

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 467-481

  Chu, A H Y ^a   Ng, S H X ^a   Tan, C S ^a   Win, A M ^a   Koh, D ^a,b   Muller Riemenschneider F ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intervention studies; Physical activity; Sedentary behaviour; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; META ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WHITE COLLAR WORKER; WORKING TIME; WORKPLACE; BEHAVIOR; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; TIME FACTOR;

BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; TIME FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84977961722     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12388     Document Type: Article

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