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Validation of the New Zealand Physical Activity Questionnaire (NZPAQ-LF) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-LF) with accelerometry

Background Validation of instruments used to measure physical activity patterns is essential when attempting to assess the effectiveness of physical activity interventions. Objectives To assess the ...
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Dose-response relationship between physical activity and mental health: the Scottish Health Survey

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, UK Correspondence to Dr M Hamer, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1–19 Torrington Place ...
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Concurrent validity and accuracy of the short-form of international physical activity questionnaire (SF-IPAQ) in a population of Spanish cancer survivors.

Survival in veterans with lung cancer: Cancer cachexia and the importance of weight. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text ...
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UMass Amherst public health researcher updates and validates the 'Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire'

A University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher has updated and validated the widely used Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ) to improve the measurement performance of this ...
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Physical activity linked to lower risk of having chronic conditions

University of Iowa researchers are recommending all patients be surveyed about their physical activity levels, after a new study underscores the link between physical activity and chronic disease. The ...