Development of the World Health Organization Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ)

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 66-70

  Armstrong, Timothy ^a   Bull, Fiona ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Measurement; Physical activity; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GLOBAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33645793832     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-006-0024-x     Document Type: Review

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