A cross-sectional study of physical activity and sedentary behaviours in a Caribbean population: combining objective and questionnaire data to guide future interventions.

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Published in BMC Public Health on October 01, 2016

Authors

Christina Howitt1, Soren Brage2, Ian R Hambleton3, Kate Westgate2, T Alafia Samuels3, Angela Mc Rose3, Nigel Unwin3,2

Author Affiliations

1: Chronic Disease Research Centre, Caribbean Institute for Health Research, The University of the West Indies, Jemmott's Lane, Bridgetown, West Indies, Barbados. christina.howitt@cavehill.uwi.edu.
2: MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
3: Chronic Disease Research Centre, Caribbean Institute for Health Research, The University of the West Indies, Jemmott's Lane, Bridgetown, West Indies, Barbados.

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