Validity and reliability of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire among adults in Mexico

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-28

  Medina, Catalina ^a   Barquera, Simón ^b   Janssen, Ian ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Measurement equipment; Mexico; Motor activity; Questionnaires; Self report

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACTIVITY PATTERN; ADULT; AGE CLASS; BIOMECHANICS; DATA INTERPRETATION; EQUIPMENT; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RESEARCH METHOD;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; URBAN POPULATION; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLING STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883688486     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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