Measurement of activity in older adults: Reliability and validity of the step activity monitor

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 275-290

  Resnick, Barbara ^a   Nahm, Eun Shim ^a   Orwig, Denise ^b   Zimmerman, Sheryl S ^c   Magaziner, Jay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MONITORING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALKING;

EID: 0035752121     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1061-3749.9.3.275     Document Type: Article

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