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Erika Rees-Punia

Researcher at American Cancer Society

Publications -  39
Citations -  523

Erika Rees-Punia is an academic researcher from American Cancer Society. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 24 publications receiving 127 citations. Previous affiliations of Erika Rees-Punia include University of Georgia.

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Crime, perceived safety, and physical activity: A meta-analysis

TL;DR: Estimation of the odds of accumulating high levels of physical activity (PA) when the perception of safety from crime is high and when objectively-measuredCrime is high found that perceived lack ofsafety from crime constrains PA behaviors, and future research exploring moderators of this association may help guide public health recommendations and interventions.
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Prolonged Leisure Time Spent Sitting in Relation to Cause-Specific Mortality in a Large US Cohort

TL;DR: Extended leisure-time sitting was associated with higher risk of mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, suicide, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonitis due to solids and liquids, liver, peptic ulcer and other digestive disease, Parkinson disease, nervous disorders, and musculoskeletal disorders.
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Mortality risk reductions for replacing sedentary time with physical activities

TL;DR: It is suggested that the replacement of modest amounts of sitting time with even light physical activity may have the potential to reduce the risk of premature death among less active adults.