Pedometer-measured physical activity of adults with intellectual disability: Predicting weekly step counts

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-22

  Temple, Viviene A ^a   Stanish, Heidi I ^b  

^a Faculty of Education   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64949203950     PISSN: 19447558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/2009.114:15-22     Document Type: Article

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