Validity and reliability of the Fels physical activity questionnaire for children

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 488-495

  Treuth, Margarita S ^a   Hou, Ningqi ^a   Young, Deborah R ^b   Maynard, L Michele ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Adolescents; Inactivity; Physical activity assessment; Self report questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FELS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 14844348183     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000155392.75790.83     Document Type: Article

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