Cross-cultural, age and gender validation of a computerised questionnaire measuring personal, social and environmental associations with children's physical activity: The European Youth Heart Study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Ommundsen, Yngvar ^a   Page, Angie ^b   Ku, Po Wen ^c   Cooper, Ashley R ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL VALUE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 45849116480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-5-29     Document Type: Article

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