Validity of a questionnaire evaluating physical activity level in young children

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 264-267

  Sekine, Michikazu ^a   Yamagami, Takashi ^b   Chen, Xiaoli ^a   Hayashikawa, Yasuko ^a   Hamanishi, Shimako ^a   Kagamimori, Sadanobu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b Hokuriku Health Service Association   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Energy expenditure; Physical activity; Questionnaire; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036191493     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02897980     Document Type: Article

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