Convergent validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ): Meta-analysis

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 440-452

  Kim, Youngdeok ^a   Park, Ilhyeok ^b   Kang, Minsoo ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Convergent validity; IPAQ; Meta analysis; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

EXERCISE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872933180     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012002996     Document Type: Review

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