Measurement of walking activity throughout childhood: Influence of leg length

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 581-595

  Bjornson, Kristie ^a   Song, Kit ^a   Lisle, Jennifer ^b   Robinson, Sarah ^a   Killien, Elizabeth ^a   Barrett, Terry ^a   Zhou, Chuan ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WALKING;

EID: 78650326989     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.22.4.581     Document Type: Article

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