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Can a 6-month Intervention with a Sit-stand Desk Change Office Workers’ Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis-Derived Phase Angle? A Clustered Randomized Control Trial Cover

Can a 6-month Intervention with a Sit-stand Desk Change Office Workers’ Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis-Derived Phase Angle? A Clustered Randomized Control Trial

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|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/paah.409 | Journal eISSN: 2515-2270
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 17, 2024
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Accepted on: Dec 29, 2024
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Published on: Feb 27, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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