Commentary: Measuring physical activity in Sub-Saharan Africa

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1369-1370

  Wareham, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SURVEY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHODOLOGY;

AFRICA; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; NOTE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REST; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKLOAD;

CAMEROON;

EID: 0035710944     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/30.6.1369     Document Type: Note

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5. Validity of the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE): According to energy expenditure assessed by the doubly labeled water method
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7. Simultaneous measurement of free-living energy expenditure by the doubly labeled water method and heart-rate monitoring
8. Estimating energy expenditure by heart-rate monitoring without individual calibration
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11. Compendium of physical activities: Classification of energy costs of human physical activities