Validation of the RT3 accelerometer for measuring physical activity of children in simulated free-living conditions

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-197

  Sun, David Xiaoqian ^a   Schmidt, Gordon ^b   Teo Koh, Sock Miang ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; ACCELERATION; BODY MASS; CALORIMETRY; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SINGAPORE; TEACHING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CALORIMETRY; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT SIMULATION; SINGAPORE;

EID: 49249083172     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.20.2.181     Document Type: Article

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