Comparing the performance of three generations of ActiGraph accelerometers

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1091-1097

  Rothney, Megan P ^a,c   Apker, Gregory A ^a   Song, Yanna ^b   Chen, Kong Y ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACTIMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MONITOR; OSCILLATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; RESPONSE VARIABLE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ACCELERATION; ALGORITHM; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OSCILLOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ACCELERATION; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CALIBRATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOVEMENT; OSCILLOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 55449111119     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90641.2008     Document Type: Article

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