Validation of the minnesota leisure time physical activity questionnaire in Spanish men

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 139, Issue 12, 1994, Pages 1197-1209

  Elosua, R ^a   Marrugat, J ^a   Molina, L ^b   Pons, S ^b   Pujol, E ^a  

^a Institut Municipal d'lnvestigactó Mèdica ^*  (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exercise; Exercise test; Physical fitness; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CALORIC INTAKE; EXERCISE TEST; FITNESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MINNESOTA; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPAIN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028229105     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116966     Document Type: Article

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