Validity and reliability of self-assessed physical fitness using visual analogue scales

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 519-533

  Strøyer, Jesper ^a   Essendrop, Morten ^b   Jensen, Lone Donbæk ^c   Warming, Susan ^d   Avlund, Kirsten ^e   Schibye, Bente ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b ALK ABELLÓ   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DECISION MAKING; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 34249861969     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.104.2.519-533     Document Type: Article

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