Objective assessment of activity in older adults at risk for mobility disability

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1020-1026

  Marsh, Anthony P ^a   Vance, Rachel M ^a   Frederick, Tera L ^a   Hesselmann, Sarah A ^a   Rejeski, W Jack ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Aging; Pedometer; Validity; Walking

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; VELOCITY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACCELERATION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORTH CAROLINA; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; WALKING;

EID: 34249998346     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e3180423ac3     Document Type: Article

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