Physical activity in rural South Africa - Are current surveillance instruments yielding valid results? [6]

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 11 I, 2007, Pages 1072-1073

  Cook, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SOUTH AFRICA; VALIDITY;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 37349121748     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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