The validation of a novel activity monitor in the measurement of posture and motion during everyday activities

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 992-997

  Grant, P Margaret ^a   Ryan, C G ^a   Tigbe, W W ^a   Granat, M H ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MONITORING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOVEMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33845456203     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.030262     Document Type: Article

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