Using accelerometer feedback to identify walking destinations, activity overestimates, and stealth exercise in obese and nonobese individuals

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 882-893

  Brown, Barbara B ^a   Werner, Carol M ^b  

^a Dept of Family and Consumer Studies ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based research; Environment; METs; Physical activity assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849145311     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.5.6.882     Document Type: Article

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