Validity and equivalence of the portuguese version of the veterans specific activity questionnaire

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 130-135

  de Leon, Antonio Carlos Ponce ^a,b   de Tarso Veras Farinatti, Paulo ^b,c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Universidade do Estado do Rio   (Brazil)

^c SALGADO DE OLIVEIRA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Exercise test; Physical fitness; Validity of tests

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIURETIC AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PORTUGAL; TREADMILL ERGOMETRY; VETERANS SPECIFIC ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 80054019320     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: 16784170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X2011005000071     Document Type: Article

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