The validation of a self-report measure and physical activity of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous rural children

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL, 2010, Pages

  Gwynn, Josephine D ^a   Hardy, Louise L ^b   Wiggers, John H ^a   Smith, Wayne T ^a   D'Este, Catherine A ^a   Turner, Nicole ^c   Cochrane, Janine ^d   Barker, Daniel J ^a   Attia, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Durri Aboriginal Corporation Medical Service   (Australia)

^d Biripi Aboriginal Medical Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; Physical activity; Selfreport; Validity

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL; SELF DISCLOSURE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 77956620466     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00555.x     Document Type: Article

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