Gender bias in the assessment of physical activity in population studies
- 1 July 2001
- journal article
- other
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 46 (4) , 268-272
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01593182
Abstract
Despite their generally more health promoting behaviours, women are found to participate less in physical activity than men. This study explores possible gender bias in measurement of physical activity in population studies.Keywords
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