Citation: Alison Kirk, Ann-Marie Gibson, Katie Laverty, David Muggeridge, Louise Kelly, Adrienne Hughes. Patterns of Sedentary Behaviour in Female Office Workers[J]. AIMS Public Health, 2016, 3(3): 423-431. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2016.3.423
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