What physical activity surveillance needs: Validity of a single-item questionnaire

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 1570-1576

  Wanner, Miriam ^a   Probst Hensch, Nicole ^b,c   Kriemler, Susi ^a,b,c   Meier, Flurina ^b,c   Bauman, Adrian ^d   Martin, Brian W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908875258     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-092122     Document Type: Article

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