Validation of two activity monitors in patients with COPD

Thorax

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 641-642

  Langer, D ^a,b   Gosselink, R ^a,b   Sena, R ^b   Burtin, C ^a,b   Decramer, M ^a,b   Troosters, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; CALORIMETRY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MONITORING; SITTING; VALIDATION PROCESS; WALKING;

EID: 67650257718     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2008.112102     Document Type: Letter

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