Reliability and validity findings of the ALPHA environmental questionnaire in Germany

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 417-423

  Bucksch, Jens ^a   Spittaels, Heleen ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Europe; Physical activity; Physical environment; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTS FOR ASSESSING LEVELS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FITNESS ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEARSON SYNDROME; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 81255142019     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: 16132238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-011-0416-4     Document Type: Article

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