Occupational physical activity: Reliability and comparison of activity levels

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 358-365

  Yore, Michelle M ^a   Ham, Sandra A ^a   Ainsworth, Barbara E ^b   Macera, Caroline A ^b   Jones, Deborah A ^a   Kohl, Harold W ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Survey; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 28844494541     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2.3.358     Document Type: Article

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