Validity of a combined fibromyalgia (FM) questionnaires to asses physical activity levels in Spanish elderly women: An experimental approach

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Cancela, José María ^a   Varela, Silvia ^a   Álvarez, María José ^b   Molina, Antonio ^b   Ayán, Carlos ^a   Martín, Vicente ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Leisure time physical activity instrument; Physical activity at home and work instrument; Physical activity of elderly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEISURE TIME PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INSTRUMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AT HOME AND WORK INSTRUMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WALKING; YALE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPAIN;

EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 78649707835     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.05.014     Document Type: Article

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