The Persian, last 7-day, long form of the international physical activity questionnaire: Translation and validation study

Asian Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 106-116

  Vasheghani Farahani, Ali ^a,b   Tahmasbi, Maryam ^b   Asheri, Hossein ^a   Ashraf, Haleh ^b   Nedjat, Saharnaz ^c   Kordi, Ramin ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

IPAQ; Metabolic equivalent; Physical activity; Questionnaire; Reliability and validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857781024     PISSN: 2008000X     EISSN: 20087209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/asjsm.34781     Document Type: Article

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