Convergent validity of a brief self-reported physical activity questionnaire

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1570-1577

  Gabriel, Kelley Pettee ^a   Sidney, Stephen ^b   Jacobs, David R ^c   Quesenberry, Charles P ^b   Reis, Jared P ^d   Jiang, Sheng Fang ^b   Sternfeld, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Components of physical activity behavior; Convergent validity; Physical activity assessment; Self report

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

BODY MASS INDEX; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84904642511     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000278     Document Type: Article

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