Calibration of the RT3 accelerometer for ambulation and nonambulation in children

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2085-2091

  Chu, Eva Y W ^a   McManus, Alison M ^a   Yu, Clare C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Physical activity; Riaxial accelerometer; Sedentary

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOBILIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SITTING;

ACCELERATION; CALIBRATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WALKING;

EID: 35948996575     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e318148436c     Document Type: Article

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