Validation of the SQUASH physical activity questionnaire in a multi-ethnic population: The HELIUS study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Nicolaou, M ^a   Gademan, M G J ^a   Snijder, M B ^a   Engelbert, R H H ^b,c   Dijkshoorn, H ^d   Terwee, C B ^e   Stronks, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MONITORING DEVICE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DUTCHMAN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE MONITOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOROCCAN; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SHORT QUESTIONNAIRE TO ASSESS HEALTH ENHANCING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SURINAMESE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TURK (PEOPLE); ACCELEROMETRY; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE MEASUREMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE DETERMINATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84990227930     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161066     Document Type: Article

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