The development and characteristics of a physical activity questionnaire for epidemiological studies in urban middle class Indians

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 111, Issue MAR., 2000, Pages 95-102

  Bharathi, A V ^a   Sandhya, N ^a   Vaz, M ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Physical activity; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POPULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0033938640     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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