Pedometry methods for assessing free-living youth

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-184

  Tudor Locke, Catrine ^a   McClain, James J ^b   Hart, Teresa L ^c   Sisson, Susan B ^d   Washington, Tracy L ^e  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Motion sensors; Physical activity; Protocols

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; WALKING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALKING;

EID: 68149154864     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2009.10599551     Document Type: Article

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