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APA
Bredin, S. S., Gledhill, N., Jamnik, V. K., & Warburton, D. E. (2013). PAR-Q+ and ePARmed-X+: New risk stratification and physical activity clearance strategy for physicians and patients alike. Canadian Family Physician, 59(3), 273–277. https://www.cfp.ca/content/59/3/273
Warburton, D. E. R., Jamnik, V. K., Bredin, S. S. D., & Gledhill, N. (2011). The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+) and Electronic Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (ePARmed-X+). Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, 4(2), 3–17. https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v4i2.103
Warburton, D. E. R., Jamnik, V. K., Bredin, S. S. D., Burr, J., Charlesworth, S., Chilibeck, P., Eves, N., Foulds, H., Goodman, J., Jones, L., McKenzie, D. C., Rhodes, R., Riddell, M., Shephard, R. J., Stone, J., Thomas, S., Zehr, P., & Gledhill, N. (2011). Executive summary: the 2011 Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+) and the Electronic Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (ePARmed-X+). Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, 4(2), 24–25. https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v4i2.104
Warburton, D. E. R., Jamnik, V. K., Bredin, S. S. D., & Gledhill, N. (2014). The 2014 Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+) and electronic Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (ePARmed-X+). Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, 7(1), 80–83. https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v7i1.171
Warburton, D. E. R., Jamnik, V. K., Bredin, S. S. D., & Gledhill, N. (2014). The ePARmed-X+ Physician Clearance Follow-up. Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, 7(2), 35–38. https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v7i2.183
Vancouver
Bredin SS, Gledhill N, Jamnik VK, Warburton DE. PAR-Q+ and ePARmed-X+: New risk stratification and physical activity clearance strategy for physicians and patients alike. Can Fam Physician. 2013;59(3):273-277. Available from: https://www.cfp.ca/content/59/3/273
Warburton DER, Jamnik VK, Bredin SSD, Gledhill N. The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+) and Electronic Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (ePARmed-X+). Health & Fitness Journal of Canada. 2011;4(2):3-17. doi: 10.14288/hfjc.v4i2.103
Warburton DER, Jamnik VK, Bredin SSD, Burr J, Charlesworth S, Chilibeck P, et al. Executive summary: the 2011 Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+) and the Electronic Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (ePARmed-X+). Health & Fitness Journal of Canada. 2011;4(2):24-25. doi: 10.14288/hfjc.v4i2.104
Warburton DER, Jamnik VK, Bredin SSD, Gledhill N. The 2014 Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+) and electronic Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (ePARmed-X+). Health & Fitness Journal of Canada. 2014;7(1):80-83. doi: 10.14288/hfjc.v7i1.171
Warburton DER, Jamnik VK, Bredin SSD, Gledhill N. The ePARmed-X+ Physician Clearance Follow-up. Health & Fitness Journal of Canada. 2014;7(2):35-38. doi: 10.14288/hfjc.v7i2.183
MLA
Bredin, Shannon S., et al. “PAR-Q+ and ePARmed-X+: New risk stratification and physical activity clearance strategy for physicians and patients alike.” Canadian Family Physician, vol. 59, no. 3, 2013, pp. 273–277. https://www.cfp.ca/content/59/3/273
Warburton, Darren E. R., et al. “The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+) and Electronic Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (ePARmed-X+).” Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, vol. 4, no. 2, 2011, pp. 3–17. DOI: 10.14288/hfjc.v4i2.103.
Warburton, Darren E. R., et al. “Executive summary: the 2011 Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+) and the Electronic Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (ePARmed-X+).” Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, vol. 4, no. 2, 2011, pp. 24–25. DOI: 10.14288/hfjc.v4i2.104.
Warburton, Darren E. R., et al. “The 2014 Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+) and electronic Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (ePARmed-X+).” Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, vol. 7, no. 1, 2014, pp. 80–83. DOI: 10.14288/hfjc.v7i1.171.
Warburton, Darren E. R., et al. “The ePARmed-X+ Physician Clearance Follow-up.” Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, vol. 7, no. 2, 2014, pp. 35–38. DOI: 10.14288/hfjc.v7i2.183.
BibTeX
Copy/paste the entries below.
@article{Bredin2013CFP,
title = {PAR-Q+ and ePARmed-X+: New risk stratification and physical activity clearance strategy for physicians and patients alike},
author = {Bredin, Shannon S. and Gledhill, Norman and Jamnik, Veronica K. and Warburton, Darren E.},
journal = {Canadian Family Physician},
year = {2013},
volume = {59},
number = {3},
pages = {273--277},
url = {https://www.cfp.ca/content/59/3/273}
}
@article{Warburton2011PARQ,
title = {The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+) and Electronic Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (ePARmed-X+)},
author = {Warburton, Darren E. R. and Jamnik, Veronica K. and Bredin, Shannon S. D. and Gledhill, Norman},
journal = {Health and Fitness Journal of Canada},
year = {2011},
volume = {4},
number = {2},
pages = {3--17},
doi = {10.14288/hfjc.v4i2.103},
url = {https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v4i2.103}
}
@article{Warburton2011ExecSummary,
title = {Executive summary: the 2011 Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+) and the Electronic Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (ePARmed-X+)},
author = {Warburton, Darren E. R. and Jamnik, Veronica K. and Bredin, Shannon S. D. and Burr, Jonathan and Charlesworth, Sarah and Chilibeck, Philip and others},
journal = {Health and Fitness Journal of Canada},
year = {2011},
volume = {4},
number = {2},
pages = {24--25},
doi = {10.14288/hfjc.v4i2.104},
url = {https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v4i2.104}
}
@article{Warburton2014PARQ,
title = {The 2014 Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+) and electronic Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (ePARmed-X+)},
author = {Warburton, Darren E. R. and Jamnik, Veronica K. and Bredin, Shannon S. D. and Gledhill, Norman},
journal = {Health and Fitness Journal of Canada},
year = {2014},
volume = {7},
number = {1},
pages = {80--83},
doi = {10.14288/hfjc.v7i1.171},
url = {https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v7i1.171}
}
@article{Warburton2014FollowUp,
title = {The ePARmed-X+ Physician Clearance Follow-up},
author = {Warburton, Darren E. R. and Jamnik, Veronica K. and Bredin, Shannon S. D. and Gledhill, Norman},
journal = {Health and Fitness Journal of Canada},
year = {2014},
volume = {7},
number = {2},
pages = {35--38},
doi = {10.14288/hfjc.v7i2.183},
url = {https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v7i2.183}
}
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| Tool | Version | Download / Access |
|---|---|---|
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| PAR-Q+ (Online) Interactive pathway |
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Current | Start ePARmed-X+ |
| Physician clearance follow-up Official print resources |
Current | Access official follow-up forms |
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