Validity and repeatability of the EPIC physical activity questionnaire: A validation study using accelerometers as an objective measure

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Cust, Anne E ^a,b   Smith, Ben J ^a,c   Chau, Josephine ^a   van der Ploeg, Hidde P ^a   Friedenreich, Christine M ^d   Armstrong, Bruce K ^e   Bauman, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Division of Population Health and Information   (Canada)

^e ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EUROPEAN PROSPECTIVE INVESTIGATION INTO CANCER AND NUTRITION QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 45549106143     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-5-33     Document Type: Article

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