Validation of the physical activity questionnaire for older children in children of different races

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-19

  Moore, Justin B ^a   Hanes Jr , John C ^b   Barbeau, Paule ^c   Gutin, Bernard ^c   Treviño, Roberto P ^d   Yin, Zenong ^e  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d Social and Health Research Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Psychometrics; Racial differences; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FITNESS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RACE; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EXERCISE TEST; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447556677     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.19.1.6     Document Type: Article

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