Measurement of Physical Activity and Inactivity in Epidemiologic Studies

Epidemiologic Methods in Physical Activity Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Pettee, Kelley K ^a   Storti, Kristi L ^b   Ainsworth, Barbara E ^a   Kriska, Andrea M ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Objective measures; Physical activity; Subjective measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651091049     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195183009.003.0002     Document Type: Chapter

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