Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 219-227 , March 1999

Accuracy of Recall of Occupational Physical Activity by Questionnaire

  • Barbara E Ainsworth

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Department of Exercise Science, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Barbara E. Ainsworth, Ph.D., MPH, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208
    • ,
  • Mark T Richardson

      Affiliations

    • Human Performance Studies, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL USA
    • ,
  • David R Jacobs Jr.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA
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  • Arthur S Leon

      Affiliations

    • Division of Kinesiology, School of Kinesiology and Leisure Studies, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA
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  • Barbara Sternfeld

      Affiliations

    • Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Oakland, CA USA

,Accepted 6 November 1998.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 219-227 , March 1999

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