Cross-cultural adaptation, validation and reliability of the Body Area Scale for Brazilian adolescents Adaptação transcultural, validação e confiabilidade da Body Area Scale para adolescentes brasileiros

The aim of this study was to translate, validate and verify the reliability of the Body Area Scale (BAS). Participants were 386 teenagers, enrolled in a private school. Translation into Portuguese was conducted. The instrument was evaluated for internal consistency and construct validation analysis....

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Main Authors: Maria Aparecida Conti, Maria do Rosário Dias de Oliveira Latorre, Norman Hearst, Aluísio Segurado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2009-10-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2009001000009