Physical Activity Assessment. Validation of a Clinical Assessment Tool

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 484-491

  Meriwether, Rebecca Ann ^a   McMahon, Pamela M ^b   Islam, Nahid ^b   Steinmann, William C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT TOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33845329512     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2006.08.021     Document Type: Article

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