Motion sensor reactivity in physically active young adults

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Behrens, Timothy K ^a   Dinger, Mary K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Counts; Pedometer; Steps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; RESEARCH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTIVATION; RESEARCH;

EID: 34247515688     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2007.10599397     Document Type: Article

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