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Validity and reliability of the Danish version of the pregnancy physical activity questionnaire to assess levels of physical activity during pregnancy

Freja Holmberg Krønera Department of Clinical Research, Nordsjaellands Hospital, Hillerød, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Signe de Place Knudsenb Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark;c Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Nordsjaellands Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark
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Caroline Borup Rolandb Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark;c Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Nordsjaellands Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark
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Saud Abdulaziz Alomairahb Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark;c Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Nordsjaellands Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark;d Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Stig Molsteda Department of Clinical Research, Nordsjaellands Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark
Pages 4566-4572 | Received 01 Mar 2020, Accepted 24 Nov 2020, Published online: 08 Dec 2020

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