Validation of a diary measure of children's physical activities

Sociological Methodology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 133-154

  Hofferth, Sandra L ^a,c   Welk, Gregory J ^b   Treuth, Margarita S ^a   Randolph, Suzanne M ^a   Curtin, Sally C ^a   Valliant, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 54049128119     PISSN: 00811750     EISSN: 14679531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9531.2008.00200.x     Document Type: Article

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