Methods of measurement in epidemiology: Sedentary behaviour

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1460-1471

  Atkin, Andrew J ^a,g   Gorely, Trish ^a   Clemes, Stacy A ^a   Yates, Thomas ^b,c   Edwardson, Charlotte ^a,c   Brage, Soren ^d   Salmon, Jo ^e   Marshall, Simon J ^f   Biddle, Stuart J H ^a,c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF METABOLIC SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Reliability; Sedentary behaviour; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; CHILD HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; LITERATURE REVIEW; MORBIDITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK FACTOR;

ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTRONICS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; SITTING; TELEVISION VIEWING; VALIDITY;

ACCELEROMETRY; DATA COLLECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84867603931     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dys118     Document Type: Article

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