Physical activity assessment with accelerometers in children

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1053-1054

  Westerterp, Klaas R ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; CALORIMETRY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; EDITORIAL; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CHILD; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 73249126936     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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