Measurement properties of the Australian women's activity survey

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1020-1033

  Fjeldsoe, Brianna S ^b   Marshall, Alison L ^a   Miller, Yvette D ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accelerometers; Accuracy; Mothers; Physical activity; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACTIVE AUSTRALIA QUESTIONNAIRE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHILD CARE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; INTERVIEW; MEASUREMENT; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SITTING; TECHNOLOGY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TYPICAL WEEK PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SURVEY; VALIDITY; WALKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MOTHERS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 67650075312     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31819461c2     Document Type: Article

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