Accuracy and reliability of 10 pedometers for measuring steps over a 400-m walk

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1779-1784

  Schneider, Patrick L ^a   Crouter, Scott E ^a   Lukajic, Olivera ^a   Bassett Jr , David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Motion sensor; Physical activity; Step counter; Walking

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOBILIZATION; MOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDOMETER; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RELIABILITY; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALKING;

EID: 0141531022     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000089342.96098.C4     Document Type: Article

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