Calibration of self-report tools for physical activity research: the Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ)
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Calibration of self-report tools for physical activity research: the Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ)
BACKGROUND The utility of self-report measures of physical activity (PA) in youth can be greatly enhanced by calibrating self-report output against objectively measured PA data.This study demonstrates the potential of calibrating self-report output against objectively measured physical activity (PA) in youth by using a commonly used self-report tool called the Physical Activity Questionnaire (P...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-461