Validation of an instrument for measurement of physical activity in youth

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 138-143

  Weston, Anne T ^a   Petosa, Richard ^a   Pate, Russell R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0031029986     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199701000-00020     Document Type: Article

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