Quantifying physical activity in COPD: Different measures for different purposes

Thorax

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 458-

  Langer, D ^a,b   Pitta, F ^c   Troosters, T ^a,b   Burtin, C ^a,b   Decramer, M ^a,b   Gosselink, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CYCLING; HUMAN; LETTER; MONITORING; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SITTING; STANDING; WALKING;

EID: 66049149528     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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