Procedures used to standardize data collected by RT3 triaxial accelerometers in a large-scale weight-loss trial

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 354-359

  Chen, Chuhe ^a   Jerome, Gerald J ^b   LaFerriere, Daniel ^a   Young, Deborah Rohm ^c   Vollmer, William M ^d  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Data processing; Measurement; Methodology; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 66649131743     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.6.3.354     Document Type: Article

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