The International Physical Activity Questionnaire modified for the elderly: Aspects of validity and feasibility

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1847-1854

  Hurtig Wennlf, Anita ^a   Hagstrmer, Maria ^b   Olsson, Lovisa A ^c  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Elderly; International Physical Activity Questionnaire; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 79451476316     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980010000157     Document Type: Article

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