Development and reliability testing of the worksite and energy balance survey

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 3 E-SUPPL, 2013, Pages

  Hoehner, Christine M ^a   Budd, Elizabeth L ^b   Marx, Christine M ^a   Dodson, Elizabeth A ^b   Brownson, Ross C ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

diet; exercise; occupation; test retest reliability; worksite environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE; ARTICLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84876198203     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182849f21     Document Type: Article

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