Physical activity in the United States measured by accelerometer

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 181-188

  Troiano, Richard P ^a   Berrigan, David ^a   Dodd, Kevin W ^a   Mâsse, Louise C ^a   Tilert, Timothy ^b   Mcdowell, Margaret ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Bouts; Moderate; Nhanes; Vigorous; Youth

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049032926     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e31815a51b3     Document Type: Article

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