Evaluation of an accelerometer for at-home monitoring of spontaneous activity in dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 468-475

  Hansen, Bernard D ^a   Lascelles, Duncan X ^a   Keene, Bruce W ^a   Adams, Allison K ^a   Thomson, Andrea E ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EVALUATION; FORELIMB; HOME MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING;

ANIMALS; DOGS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TIME FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34249737546     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.68.5.468     Document Type: Article

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