Qualitative attributes and measurement properties of physical activity questionnaires: A checklist

Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 525-537

  Terwee, Caroline B ^a   Mokkink, Lidwine B ^a   Van Poppel, Mireille N M ^a   Chinapaw, Mai J M ^a   Van Mechelen, Willem ^a   De Vet, Henrica C W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Questionnaires; Sports

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHECKLIST; CHILD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHECKLIST; CHILD; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77953574634     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11531370-000000000-00000     Document Type: Review

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