Testing an adaptation of the EPIC Physical Activity Questionnaire in Portuguese adults: A validation study that assesses the seasonal bias of self-report

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 186-198

  Camões, Miguel ^a   Severo, Milton ^a   Santos, Ana Cristina ^a   Barros, Henrique ^a   Lopes, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Measurement; Physical activity; Reproducibility; Seasonal bias; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ADAPTATION; ADULT; CORRELATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SELF ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77949280703     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460903341836     Document Type: Article

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