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Sedentary Behavior, Recreational Physical Activity, and 7-Year Weight Gain among Postmenopausal U.S. Women

  1. Heidi M. Blanck1,*,
  2. Marjorie L. McCullough2,
  3. Alpa V. Patel2,
  4. Cathleen Gillespie1,
  5. Eugenia E. Calle2,
  6. Vilma E. Cokkinides2,
  7. Deborah A. Galuska1,
  8. Laura Kettel Khan1,
  9. Mary K. Serdula1

Article first published online: 6 SEP 2012

DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.187

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Obesity

Obesity

Volume 15, Issue 6, pages 1578–1588, June 2007

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Blanck, H. M., McCullough, M. L., Patel, A. V., Gillespie, C., Calle, E. E., Cokkinides, V. E., Galuska, D. A., Khan, L. K. and Serdula, M. K. (2007), Sedentary Behavior, Recreational Physical Activity, and 7-Year Weight Gain among Postmenopausal U.S. Women. Obesity, 15: 1578–1588. doi: 10.1038/oby.2007.187

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  1. 1

    Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

  2. 2

    Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia.

* Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS K-26, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717. E-mail: Hblanck@cdc.gov

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  1. Issue published online: 6 SEP 2012
  2. Article first published online: 6 SEP 2012
  3. Received for review November 28, 2005, Accepted in final from December 05, 2006

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