Does reactivity exist in children when measuring activity levels with unsealed pedometers?

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 158-166

  Ozdoba, Robert ^a   Corbin, Charles ^b   Le Masurier, Guy ^c  

^a Barry and Florence Friedberg JCC   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MONITORING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; WALKING;

EID: 2542427687     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.16.2.158     Document Type: Article

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