Physical activity and inactivity in an adult population assessed by accelerometry

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1502-1508

  Hagströmer, Maria ^a,c   Oja, Pekka ^a,b   Sjöström, Michael ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^c Unit for Preventive Nutrition   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity monitor; Age; BMI; Disease prevention; Gender

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERCISE; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548417992     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e3180a76de5     Document Type: Article

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