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Validity and repeatability of the EPIC physical activity questionnaire: a validation study using accelerometers as an objective measure

Anne E Cust1,2*, Ben J Smith3,1, Josephine Chau1, Hidde P van der Ploeg1, Christine M Friedenreich4, Bruce K Armstrong5 and Adrian Bauman1

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1 Centre for Physical Activity and Health, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

2 Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

3 Department of Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

4 Division of Population Health and Information, Alberta Cancer Board, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

5 Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008, 5:33 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-33

Published: 2 June 2008

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The EPIC physical activity questionnaire.

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Additional file 2:

The total physical activity index, based on the cross-classification of occupational activity with combined recreational and household activity.

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Additional file 3:

The classification of physical activity according to the Cambridge Physical Activity Index.

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