Editor's Desk: Promoting Physical Activity in the Workplace

Laurie P. Whitsel; Russell R. Pate; Elizabeth Ablah; Stephenie C. Lemon; Nicolaas P. Pronk; Janet R. Wojcik; Amanda Walker; Jessica Grossmeier; Keshia M. Pollack; Cedric X. Bryant; Ross Arena; Leonard A. Kaminsky; David Berrigan; Peter T. Katzmarzyk; Chris Calitz; Jim Pshock; Felipe Lobelo

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Editor's Desk: Promoting Physical Activity in the Workplace

Laurie P. Whitsel, Russell R. Pate, Elizabeth Ablah, Stephenie C. Lemon, Nicolaas P. Pronk, Janet R. Wojcik, Amanda Walker, Jessica Grossmeier, Keshia M. Pollack, Cedric X. Bryant, Ross Arena, Leonard A. Kaminsky, David Berrigan, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Chris Calitz, Jim Pshock, Felipe Lobelo

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	312-326
Number of pages	15
Journal	American journal of health promotion : AJHP
Volume	33
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0890117118816750
State	Published - Feb 1 2019

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Whitsel, L. P., Pate, R. R., Ablah, E., Lemon, S. C., Pronk, N. P., Wojcik, J. R., Walker, A., Grossmeier, J., Pollack, K. M., Bryant, C. X., Arena, R., Kaminsky, L. A., Berrigan, D., Katzmarzyk, P. T., Calitz, C., Pshock, J., & Lobelo, F. (2019). Editor's Desk: Promoting Physical Activity in the Workplace. American journal of health promotion : AJHP, 33(2), 312-326. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890117118816750

Whitsel, LP, Pate, RR, Ablah, E, Lemon, SC, Pronk, NP, Wojcik, JR, Walker, A, Grossmeier, J, Pollack, KM, Bryant, CX, Arena, R, Kaminsky, LA, Berrigan, D, Katzmarzyk, PT, Calitz, C, Pshock, J & Lobelo, F 2019, 'Editor's Desk: Promoting Physical Activity in the Workplace', American journal of health promotion : AJHP, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 312-326. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890117118816750

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