Reliability and validity issues concerning large-scale surveillance of physical activity

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 71, Issue , 2000, Pages 104-113

  Washburn, Richard A ^a   Heath, Gregory W ^b   Jackson, Allen W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical activity; Reliability; Surveillance; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0009869315     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2000.11082793     Document Type: Article

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