Description and validation of the ActiReg®: A novel instrument to measure physical activity and energy expenditure

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1001-1008

  Hustvedt, Bo Egil ^a   Christophersen, Alf ^a   Johnsen, Lene R ^a   Tomten, Heidi ^a   McNeill, Geraldine ^b   Haggarty, Paul ^b   Løvø, Arne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity pattern; Energy expenditure; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; CALORIMETRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HABIT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MICROCOMPUTER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSOR; THIGH; THORAX; TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 11144286560     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20041272     Document Type: Article

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