Validation of the Netherlands physical activity questionnaire in Brazilian children

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bielemann, Renata M ^a   Reichert, Felipe F ^a   Paniz, Vera M V ^b   Gigante, Denise P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACTIMETRY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NETHERLANDS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVIEW; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACTIGRAPHY; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 79956187776     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-45     Document Type: Article

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