Validity of a short questionnaire to assess physical activity in 10 European countries

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-25

  Peters, Tricia ^a   Brage, Soren ^a   Westgate, Kate ^a   Franks, Paul W ^b,o   Gradmark, Anna ^b   Diaz, Maria Jose Tormo ^c,d   Huerta, Jose Maria ^c,d   Bendinelli, Benedetta ^e   Vigl, Mattheaus ^f   Boeing, Heiner ^f   Wendel Vos, Wanda ^g   Spijkerman, Annemieke ^g   Benjaminsen Borch, Kristin ^h   Valanou, Elisavet ⁱ   Guillain, Blandine De Lauzon ^j   Clavel Chapelon, Françoise ^j   Sharp, Stephen ^a   Kerrison, Nicola ^a   Langenberg, Claudia ^a   Arriola, Larraitz ^k   Barricarte, Aurelio ^d,l   Gonzales, Carlos ^m   Grioni, Sara ⁿ   Kaaks, Rudolf ^o   Key, Timothy ^p   Khaw, Kay Tee ^q   May, Anne ^r   Nilsson, Peter ^s   Norat, Teresa ^t   Overvad, Kim ^u   Palli, Domenico ^e   Panico, Salvatore ^v   Quirós, Jose Ramón ^w   Ricceri, Fulvio ^x   Sanchez, Maria Jose ^y   Slimani, Nadia ^z   Tjonneland, Anne ^aa   Tumino, Rosario ^ab   Feskens, Edith ^ac   Riboli, Elio ^t   Ekelund, Ulf ^a   Wareham, Nick ^a   more..

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Murcia Regional Health Authority   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^e ISPO   (Italy)

^f GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

ⁱ Hellenic Heart Foundation   (Greece)

^j CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^k Gobierno Vasco ^*  (Spain)

^l INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA   (Spain)

^m CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

ⁿ NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^o GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^p UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^q UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^r UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^s LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^t IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^u AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^v UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^w Asturias Council for Health and Health Services   (Spain)

^x HuGeF Foundation   (Italy)

^y ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

^z INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^aa INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^ab CIVILE M P AREZZO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^ac WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Accelerometry; Physical activity; Questionnaire; Self report; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DENMARK; EFFECT SIZE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREECE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; SWEDEN; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDITY; VOLUNTEER;

ENERGY METABOLISM; EUROPE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84857916936     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-011-9625-y     Document Type: Article

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