Calibration of the Computer Science and Applications, Inc. accelerometer

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 777-781

  Freedson, Patty S ^a   Melanson, Edward ^a   Sirard, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Physical activity assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MONITOR; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STEADY STATE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; CALIBRATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0031894133     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199805000-00021     Document Type: Article

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