Citation: Josephine Y Chau, Lina Engelen, Sarah Burks-Young, Michelle Daley, Jen-Kui Maxwell, Karen Milton, Adrian Bauman. Perspectives on a ‘Sit Less, Move More’ Intervention in Australian Emergency Call Centres[J]. AIMS Public Health, 2016, 3(2): 288-297. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2016.2.288
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