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Reliability and validity of a school-based physical activity questionnaire.

Suzy L SL Wong, Scott T ST Leatherdale, and Stephen R SR Manske

Med Sci Sports Exerc 38(9):1593-600 (2006) PMID 16960520

To determine the reliability and validity of the School Health Action, Planning and Evaluation System (SHAPES) physical activity questionnaire, a machine-readable questionnaire designed to collect data from all students in a school from grades 6 to 12 and to provide feedback to the school for planning and evaluation.

DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000227539.58916.35
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