Pedometer accuracy for children: Can we recommend them for our obese population?

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Mitre, Naim ^a,b   Lanningham Foster, Lorraine ^b   Foster, Randal ^b   Levine, James A ^b  

^a Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Energy expenditure; Obesity; Pedometers; Physical activity; Walking

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCURACY; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PEDOMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; AGE; AMBULATORY MONITORING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ERGOMETRY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALKING;

EID: 59449103274     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1908     Document Type: Article

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