Assessing the validity of a physical activity questionnaire developed for parents of preschool children in Mexico

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 439-446

  Bacardi Gascón, Montserrat ^a   Reveles Rojas, Claudia ^a   Woodward Lopez, Gail ^b   Crawford, Patricia ^b   Jiménez Cruz, Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Mexico; Physical activity; Preschool children; Validity assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; OBESITY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACCELEROMETRY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; OBESITY; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873125876     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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