Measuring walking for physical activity surveillance-The effect of prompts and respondents' interpretation of walking in a leisure-Time survey

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Merom, Dafna ^a   Bowles, Heather ^a   Bauman, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive errors; Leisure time; Physical activity; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; TELEPHONE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEPHONE; WALKING;

EID: 74049104133     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.6.s1.s81     Document Type: Article

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