Validity and reliability of physical activity measures in greek high school age children

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 147-159

  Argiropoulou, Eugenia C ^a   Michalopoulou, Maria ^a   Aggeloussis, Nikolaos ^a   Avgerinos, Andreas ^a,b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity monitors; Children; Energy expenditure; Physical activity; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846174213     PISSN: 13032968     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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