Spring-levered versus piezo-electric pedometer accuracy in overweight and obese adults

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1673-1679

  Crouter, Scott E ^a   Schneider, Patrick L ^b   Bassett Jr , David R ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Free living; Motion sensor; Treadmill walking

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PIEZOELECTRIC PEDOMETER; SPRING LEVERED PEDOMETER; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALKING SPEED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALKING;

EID: 27644589162     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000181677.36658.a8     Document Type: Article

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