Assessment of physical activity in epidemiological studies: Are questionnaires obsolete in the era of accelerometry?

Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie e.V. (GMDS)

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Brühmann, Boris A ^a   Schmidt, Martina E ^a   Steindorf, Karen ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Epidemiology; Physical activity; Questionnaire; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RELIABILITY;

BACKGROUND INFORMATION; COMPLEMENTARY TOOLS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ASSESSMENTS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENTS; VALIDITY;

SURVEYS;

EID: 85010478803     PISSN: 18608779     EISSN: 18609171     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3205/mibe000155     Document Type: Conference Paper

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