Validation and calibration of an accelerometer in preschool children

Obesity

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2000-2006

  Pate, Russell R ^a   Almeida, Maria J ^a   McIver, Kerry L ^a   Pfeiffer, Karin A ^a   Dowda, Marsha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

ActiGraph; Count cutpoints; Indirect calorimetry; Measurement; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; CALIBRATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; WALKING;

EID: 33846293276     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2006.234     Document Type: Article

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